Lloris: Spurs must maintain attacking mindset

Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has urged his Tottenham teammates not to change their attacking intentions after their best start to a Premier League season.

The Lilywhites’ high energy and high pressing game helped them to a 2-0 victory over league leaders Manchester City on Sunday after an Aleksander Kolarov own goal and a Dele Alli strike.

The North London club are now the only unbeaten club in the Premier League and sit just a single point off City at the top of the league with five wins and a two draws.

“As long as we keep the same mentality and spirit we can have ambition,” Lloris said.

“We have a young team with a lot of talent. We need to make sure we are not changing our minds, just being the same. That’s why we enjoy our time at Tottenham because the spirit is excellent.

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“Last season we were already one of the best defences in the league so I think it’s one of our basics to be strong at the back. It doesn’t mean we are a defensive team, we are the opposite.

“We try to have a lot of risk in our game, trying to play as high up as we can on the pitch, putting pressure, as we did especially in the first half against City.

“But we have the ability to play with different options, like we did in the second half, playing a bit deeper, waiting and counter-attacking.”