The Argentine coach was delighted with his side's
vital 3-2 win over Swansea at White Hart Lane, heaping praise on his
players as they boosted their chances of a top-four finish
Mauricio Pochettino hailed Tottenham's character as they got their bid for a Champions League place back on track with a 3-2 win over Swansea City.
Goals from Nacer Chadli, Ryan Mason and Andros Townsend were enough to overcome Garry Monk's stubborn side and keep Spurs within touching distance of the Champions League qualification places.
And Pochettino was delighted with the way his team recovered from Sunday's League Cup final defeat to Chelsea to record their first win in six in all competitions.
"Tonight we proved we're still alive and we're growing," he told reporters. "We need to go step-by-step and keep working to keep our level high. After that, we'll see.
"The players deserved this victory. It was an imporant three points. If anything, we should have finished the game off before we did.
"I chose the same team because I wanted to give the same players [that lost the cup final] a chance to recover.
"I think in Florence and at Wembley we deserved more as the results didn't reflect the performances. Now we're focused on Saturday against QPR".
The win was marred by Bafetimbi Gomes's seventh-minute collapse during the game, and Pochettino expressed relief on behalf of himself and his squad that the Swansea striker suffered no harm.
He added: "I want to wish Gomis a speedy recovery. It was a difficult moment. I am happy because we know he is OK. Our players were concerned but we were calm after the situation was explained.
"Many years ago when I was playing for Espanyol, I experienced the same problem with a team-mate of mine. It's very difficult. Football is not important compared to life.
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