3 things Pochettino’s Tottenham must improve ahead of the run in

Put themselves in position to win trophies

It’s fair to say that Pochettino isn’t the biggest fan of the Europa League, and perhaps the last three exits are a reflection of its lowly priority in Spurs’ season.

However, Tottenham haven’t won a trophy since the 2008 League Cup, when they beat Chelsea in the final at Wembley, and last Sunday was the 3,284th day since that triumph, which means they have now waited for silverware longer than Arsenal did between 2005 and 2014.

Clearly, a club of Spurs’ standing – in and around the top four for several years – should be competing for silverware every season.

They are into the last eight of the FA Cup, and face League One side Millwall in the next round, and they are certainly a better team on paper than Gent, so should be able to overturn that one-goal deficit at Wembley on Thursday.

Pochettino’s men need to put themselves into positions to win trophies – their last FA Cup title was in 1991, and their last European title was in 1984, yet both of those droughts could be ended this season.