Pochettino reveals the moment he realised his Tottenham side had a problem v Gent

Wed 22 February 2017 14:14, UK

By Danny Wright

Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that he knew there was something wrong with his Tottenham side during the opening stages of their 1-0 loss to Gent last Thursday.

Spurs slumped to a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Belgian side which leaves them with a massive task to make the last 16 of the Europa League.

The Tottenham boss was reported by ESPN journalist Dan Kilpatrick, on his personal Twitter account, that he knew there was something off about his side after just 50 seconds.

#thfc Poch says he knew after 50 seconds of the Gent away game that there was a problem with Spurs.
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) February 22, 2017

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Jeremy Perbert’s 59^th minute goal was enough to secure a home leg victory for Gent.

Despite knowing there was a problem, Pochettino stuck to his squad, which saw much-criticised midfielder Moussa Sissoko starting over Christian Eriksen, and didn’t make a change until the 68^th minute.

The loss in Belgium followed a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League and it was the first time since October Spurs have gone back-to-back games without scoring.