FA Cup: Tottenham not complaining, says Pochettino after shock draw

Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino thought Tottenham had dug themselves out of an FA Cup hole but admitted Rochdale fully merited their trip to Wembley. Spurs looked set to advance when Harry Kane scored an 88th-minute penalty to put them 2-1 ahead. But they still have work to do to book a quarter-final after Steve Davies earned Rochdale a draw with an equaliser three minutes into injury time. Pochettino had no complaints about the result or the pitch, which was relaid.

"The pitch was good," he said. "I'm happy because I think it was a great game and I think the pitch helped to make that for both teams. "We are not complaining because they deserved to go and play at Wembley. I think after Harry scored we all believed the tie was won. The good news is we are alive. Now, we have to move forward. We have another opportunity to get to the quarter-final."

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