With the news this week that Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has been fined £10k and given a two game touchline ban, he will spend the Southampton and Liverpool games in the stands.
Not exactly the kind of return he’d have wanted to his former club as Spurs head to St Mary’s Stadium this weekend, but as eyes turn back to Premier League action after we completed a 4-0 aggregate victory over Borussia Dortmund in midweek, the aim will remain the same.
Improve the performance and take another three points to help offset recent disappointments.
Spurs just edge the recent form guide despite back to back defeats and whilst many fans feel the battle is now over given the points gap, the fight for third place is well and truly alive with a three point advantage over a resurgent Manchester United.
Southampton will be no pushovers, but there’s certainly no reason to not be confident going into this one.