Spurs boss Pochettino says his side must "stay calm" following Bayern home thrashing

Record ID: 1434502

  • Title: Spurs boss Pochettino says his side must "stay calm" following Bayern home thrashing
  • Date: 2nd October 2019
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (OCTOBER 1, 2019) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYERN MUNICH MANAGER, NIKO KOVAC, AFTER HIS SIDE'S PERFORMANCE, SAYING: "Of course I have compassion for my colleague and as well as for the opponent, but sometimes such evenings happen. Sure these types of things don't happen every week but I know that this team has sufficient quality to handle this (expectation) over the next few weeks. We're going to take the positives home. This is something we want to show more of - us in such top games in the future, but also in the Bundesliga which is extremely important. Apart from that I wish Tottenham the very best and I wish my colleague a lot of success for the future."
  • Embargoed: 16th October 2019 01:34
  • Keywords: UEFA Champions League Tottenham Bayern Munich Maurico Pochettino Niko Kovac Serge Gnabry Robert Lewandowski
  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
  • City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA00CAZ9NSCF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Tottenham Hotspur manager Maurico Pochettino wants his side to move on as quickly as possible after their 7-2 humbling at home by Bayern Munich on Tuesday (October 1).
    Last year's runners-up took the lead in their Champions League Group B clash, but Serge Gnabry's four-goal haul in the second half condemned Tottenham to their heaviest ever European home defeat as the German champions ran riot.
    Master marksman Robert Lewandowski also scored twice as Bayern responded to going behind early on in devastating fashion in a rain-soaked night in north London, with Joshua Kimmich bagging their other goal.
    Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane were the Premier League side's goalscorers, but former Arsenal man Gnabry returned to haunt his old rivals as Spurs capitulated.
    Bayern top Group B with two wins from two matches, while Spurs now face an uphill battle to qualify after mustering only one point from their opening two matches.
    In the group's other game, Red Star Belgrade came from behind to beat Greek visitors Olympiakos 3-1.
    (Production: Elliot Richardson)
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