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Defeat should Spur us on
Heung-Min Son insists Tottenham cannot afford to dwell on Saturday’s 4-1 humbling at Leicester ahead of their Champions League showdown with AC Milan.
Rodrigo Bentancur grabbed a first-half opener for the visitors but goals from Nampalys Mendy, James Maddison, Kelechi Iheanacho and Harvey Barnes condemned Antonio Conte’s side to a heavy defeat.
Spurs go to Milan for the first leg of their last-16 tie tomorrow and Son knows actions speak louder than words.
The striker, 30, said: “I wouldn’t say we are confident but words are not enough. We just have to go there and show on the pitch, that’s the most important thing.
“I can stand here and speak all day but the most important thing is on the pitch. We have to be as a unit and we have to be all together in the same way.
“Of course, it will be really tough, don’t get me wrong. We have to be more than ready, more than 100%.
“We have to recover well, eat well, sleep well and go there and give it absolutely everything to achieve our aim.
“You learn more in a bad performance than in a good one. The performance was really poor and the fans deserve more than they received.
“We are playing in the Champions League on Tuesday, this was everyone’s dream and we wanted to be in this position last year.
“This could be the most important game because it’s a knockout stage so we have to bounce back stronger than ever. This will be a very important game.
“This could be the biggest lesson for us and this lesson should not be happening in Milan.”
Absolutely shattered
Alex Iwobi is loving life under Sean Dyche — but admits the new Everton manager’s training regime is wearing him out.
Iwobi, 26, has been one the club’s best performers over the last 18 months.
Dyche is the fifth different permanent boss he has played for at Goodison Park since arriving in 2019 and the Nigeria international knows he cannot rest on his laurels.
Speaking ahead of tonight’s Merseyside derby, he said: “Of course it has been tough for the past three years — it wasn’t a great start when I signed — but I’m probably the happiest I’ve been for a while.
“I am consistently playing a lot of football and it’s a very good club with a lot of history in the Premier League. I am happy, I just hopefully can maintain that and keep going.
“Everyone has to do a lot of selfless work for the team. It’s something we have tapped into and we were able to get a result against Arsenal.
“They were our best running stats of the season and we have set a standard we have to continue to meet.
“Maybe it is a shift in mindset. Now we know we can do it, we should have been able to do it before.
“I was shattered [after the 1-0 win over Arsenal]. I stayed at home recovering. I couldn’t move. When I got back I was slumped on my sofa.”
Skinner eyes stadium return
Boss Rehanne Skinner hopes her side will get the chance to return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before the end of the Women’s Super League season.
Spurs played at the 62,850-seater venue yesterday for the first time since May and suffered a 2-1 defeat to title-chasing Manchester United, despite a spirited display.
The North Londoners only have four more home league fixtures to come this term but conversations have taken place about them playing at the stadium again.
Skinner said: “From the conversations we’ve had, I’m sure we’re trying to get as many games [as possible] in the stadium.
“Around the other events and the men’s schedule, clearly there is a lot to juggle. But yeah, as a club we want to try and get as many games in the stadium as is feasible.”
Given the men’s team will be playing away from home, the fixtures with Aston Villa (April 23) and Brighton (April 30) appear the most likely candidates to be switched from Brisbane Road.
