Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham’s players were hit by a virus last week but insisted that was no excuse for their sloppy display against Southampton. Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham’s players were hit by a virus last week but insisted that was no excuse for their sloppy display against Southampton. Illness not an excuse for sloppy Spurs, says Mauricio PochettinoChristian Eriksen was a surprise absentee from the Spurs squad as he and Hugo Lloris were both struck down by illness and unable to travel to the south coast. Another one for the @HKane 2017/18 collection#PL pic.twitter.com/WF4sccBmdI — Premier League (@premierleague) January 21, 2018 They will fall five points behind Liverpool if Jurgen Klopp’s men beat Swansea on Monday. “A few players were affected last week but it’s not an excuse,” Pochettino said.

Source: Irish Independent January 21, 2018 19:30 UTC