"Against Liverpool we got a great point, we deserved it in the end with our work-rate", Pugh added.
MANAGER Mauricio Pochettino praised his Tottenham Hotspur players after they enjoyed another emphatic victory over the weekend to pile the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea.
"And it just shows you that football is not only about the skill and the fitness, a lot of it is always the mentality, getting between the ears of these players".
Chelsea leads with 75 points and will play Manchester United at 3am tomorrow.
"When you get on a role with that momentum.this time last season Spurs got on a bit of a downward spiral with results, and we'll never forget the Chelsea game [last season] where they just completely lost their heads". "Now if they (Chelsea) fail, we're there".
Chelsea need to stabilise themselves after seeing their lead, which stood at 13 points after Gary Cahill's late victor at Stoke on March 18, whittled down to just four following the defeat at Old Trafford.
"I think we've learnt a lot", said the Argentine, whose team closed to within four points of Chelsea ahead of the leaders' trip to Manchester United on Sunday. But now we are focused on fighting our opponent when we play and then we spend time and energy to prepare ourselves to compete in the best way.
Zynga, Incorporated (ZNGA) Closed its Previous Trade at $2.77
The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS ) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.05. Maximum and minimum EPS estimate for the current quarter is projected at $0.03 and $0, respectively, according to 12 analysts.
But Pochettino insists his side wasted too much energy focusing on their rivals and now feels Tottenham are more equipped to ensure the title chase continues until the last game of the season.
Former Arsenal star Ian Wright has conceded that Tottenham would be worth of winning the top flight if they are able to claim their first ever Premier League title this season. We gave them problems when they had the ball because we controlled very well and we gave them problems when we recovered the ball because we were really sharp and fast and aggressive in our transitions.
And Harry Kane reached 20 goals for a third successive season, scoring on his first start in nearly five weeks after recovering from an ankle injury.
"We've got five games to come. They are feeling the possibility to write the history and it is important to know this", the Italian said.
And the Blues looked less solid than usual at the back as United carved them open to take the lead in the seventh minute.
Resurgent Crystal Palace pulled off a similar feat at Selhurst Park, coming from 2-0 down to draw with Leicester and put themselves seven points above the drop zone.
Swansea is two points behind Hull in the third relegation place after a fifth loss in six games.
Comments