Mauricio Pochettino has told his Tottenham Hotspur squad they owe him a performance in return for a four-figure restaurant bill he picked up this week in the name of club bonding.
The Tottenham manager revealed he took a contingent of 50 on Wednesday night to the Beast crab and steak restaurant off London’s Oxford Street, including the entire first-team squad, coaching staff and chairman Daniel Levy.
The Argentine picked up the hefty tab after a dinner designed to stir extra cohesion in a squad that is yet to hit its stride this season.
Speaking ahead of Saturday’s clash at West Ham, Pochettino said: ‘You need time to create a good dynamic.