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Tottenham boss Pochettino: World Cup no excuse

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino won't hear excuses for their inconsistent start to the season.

Spurs were beaten at home to Liverpool yesterday.

“I don't want to complain about the World Cup," said Pochettino who has now seen his men beaten by Watford and Liverpool after opening the season with three successive wins.

“I trust my team 100 percent and 200 percent. I am not going to change now.

“The performance wasn't great, but it wasn't great in the other games.

“The difference is that today we played Liverpool, a team that played Real Madrid in the Champions League and have invested a lot of money.

Liverpool deserved their victory, but if we had been given the penalty for the foul on Son then it could have been a different result."

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