Pochettino wants more Spurs aggression

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes there needs to be more aggression from his team if they are to make a late charge for the Premier League title.

Spurs missed a glorious opportunity to close the gap on leaders Chelsea on Tuesdya night as they recorded a goalless draw at struggling Sunderland.

Chelsea were held 1-1 at Liverpool, while North London rivals Arsenal surprisingly lost 2-1 at home to Watford but Pochettino’s troops were unable to take full advantage.

They remain nine points behind the Blues despite dominating possession against the Black Cats, seeing 73 percent of the ball, but failing to make the breakthrough.

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“I’m a little disappointed with the performance in the first half,” said Pochettino of the defeat.

“I thought we were poor and didn’t take our opportunity, only one shot on target (in the first half) is too poor to win the game.

“In the second half we played better and created chances but it wasn’t enough to win the game.

“We feel bad and disappointed because it was a great chance to reduce the gap to Chelsea at the top.

“We showed a lack of aggression in the first half and that was the problem. We can’t afford to play in that way when we’re playing for big things.

“We need to learn about that and try to fix it and Saturday (home against Middlesbrough) is another opportunity for us to win three points.”