Pochettino Poised for January Transfer Window as Spur’s Woes Continues with Colchester Defeat
As Tottenham got knocked out of the Carabao Cup third round by Sky Bet League Two side Colchester on penalties, coach Mauricio Pochettino has shifted his focus towards making new additions at the next transfer windows which opens in January 2020.
After 90 goalless minutes, the Sky Bet League Two side took another Premier League scalp, having eliminated Crystal Palace in the second round, as Tom Lapslie hit the winning spot-kick after Christian Eriksen and Lucas Moura missed in the shootout.
Pochettino, who has yet to win a trophy since taking over in 2014, spoke publicly early this season about agitation in the squad and his concerns about team spirit, with Eriksen and Jan Vertonghen among the senior players to have been left out for big matches.
Spurs produced a disjointed display that was in keeping with the start they have made to the Premier League season, and Pochettino said: “We are working so hard to put everyone on the same page.
“Only we need time. January is going to be a good opportunity too to fix this situation and the next one. That is the problem when something happens that you cannot control.
“It means we are human and in football to keep the successful period in football you need to be different every season and find different solutions. We need to do something different and we will do that.
“We lost the game by penalties and today was about winning. When you play at this stage, it’s not about the performance but the result.
“That’s the beauty of the competition, always something can happen. We wanted to go further but we are out.
“When you have an unsettled squad always it’s difficult and you lose time and then you need time to recover the time you lose. That’s where we are.
“Maybe our performances are good but you need this extra, which is mental, connection, it’s energy to be all together, not to have different agendas in the squad.
“We need time again to build that togetherness that you need when you are competing at this level.”
Samson Oyedeyi
