Pochettino urges Spurs caution in FA Cup

Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs will proceed with caution ahead of their FA Cup fourth round tie at home to Wycombe Wanderers.

Tottenham Hotspur will be installed as clear favourites to progress to the fifth round, having avoided defeat on home turf all season so far.

But Pochettino is under no illusion that the Wanderers will arrive with all guns blazing despite being the clear underdogs in the clash.

He said: “Always it’s difficult. I think the beauty of the FA Cup is that clubs in League Two like Wycombe believe that they can beat us because that is how the FA Cup is and the belief that it gives the team is massive.

“If we are ready to compete, be sure that we can go to the next round but always it’s important to take this type of game seriously and be ready to compete.

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“For them it’s their World Cup final – maybe the most important game in their history – and for that we need to stay at a very good level – more than physical, a mental level to compete and be ready.”

The Spurs boss went on to show his support for former Spurs player Ryan Mason, who is currently recovering from a fractured skull suffered at Chelsea on Sunday.

“It was a difficult moment; we were very worried about the action like all the people that know him. The action was hard and was difficult but the good thing now is that he is recovering well,” he added.