Mauricio Pochettino insists Tottenham can still challenge for the title this season
Monday 19 December 2016 09:51, UK
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino reckons his side can still challenge for the Premier League this season after the 2-1 victory over Burnley.
Danny Rose clinched all three points with a superb second-half strike after Dele Alli had earlier cancelled out the opening goal form Burnley's Ashley Barnes.
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Pochettino's side endured a sticky period through October and November but they appeared to have turned a corner, having won four out of their last five matches.
Tottenham now sit fifth in the table, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea, who stretched their winning run to 11 games with a victory at Crystal Palace.
"Are Chelsea out of sight? No, it's true that we have a 10-point gap with Chelsea," Pochettino said.
"But in football anything can happen. There are lot of games to play. Not only because last season was a similar gap with Leicester, eight or nine points in that period.
"I think our position is good. Now we are winning games, keeping the gap now a little bit closer to second position.
"It is not tomorrow, not in a few weeks, that the Premier League finishes. I think it's still a long way until the end of the season."
