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Tottenham boss Pochettino sorry for stadium delays

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has apologised to supporters over their new stadium delays.

Pochettino has once again called for unity among the Spurs faithful and says his side will try and ease frustration over their delayed stadium move by winning games.

"I understand that everyone is disappointed but our job is to try to help, to be positive, to adapt ourselves," Pochettino said.

"We are going to play a few games more – Liverpool and Cardiff – hope they can finish all the work in that moment and then start to play in our new home.

"If that is not possible we will give our best to try and win games, be positive.

"I think we need to be all together. My message last week was that we need to be together, that our fans understand.

"It is a massive project that will be forever, for them and the club.

"I understand the problems and feel sorry for the fans and I want to say thank you and apologise – we are going to try and reward them by winning games.

"That is the only way we can act and repay the effort that they are doing for the club."

Asked whether it is difficult for his squad to feel settled due to the uncertainty over the stadium, Pochettino said: "I am not going to put up an excuse. The most important is to take responsibility and we are responsible about our performance.

"One year ago, more than one year ago, we were talking about Wembley, saying it was not a nice place for us to get a performance.

"In the end, I think we were third-best record at home in the League

"In football, more than other business, football is about faith, belief and we must be positive whether we play in one or other place."

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