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Tottenham's Pochettino: I saw teammate Oscar Garcia fall just like Swansea's Gomis

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that he experienced a similar incident to the one involving Bafetimbi Gomis on Wednesday night.

The Swansea City striker collapsed on the pitch during the 3-2 loss to Spurs at White Hart Lane before being stretchered off after receiving treatment from medical staff.

Pochettino spoke after his side's victory about a comparable event he witnessed while playing with Espanyol back in 2004.

"A lot of years ago I had the same problem with team-mate Oscar Garcia, who was manager of Watford and Brighton," he said.

"It's a difficult moment because it's your life. Football is not important when something happens like that.

"I was a player on the pitch and it was Oscar Garcia was my teammate - he fell and then it was the same situation, but he was okay."

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