Tottenham Hotspur fullback Danny Rose has revealed how Mauricio Pochettino’s half-time talk turned their encounter against Arsenal on its head.
Arsenal started the North London Derby on the front foot and went ahead through Aaron Ramsey in the 16th minute at Wembley.
For majority of the first half, Arsenal were clearly the better side and the home side found it hard to make inroads into the Gunners box.
However, Spurs came out all guns blazing in the second half and managed to equalise from the spot as Harry Kane calmly converted the penalty they were awarded.
Hugo Lloris then saved Pierre Emerick Aubameyang’s penalty to make sure that Spurs maintain their lead over Arsenal on the league table.
Fullback Danny Rose recently revealed how Mauricio Pochettino’s half-time talk turned the match around for them.
“The manager said some things at half-time and that was the turning point, because he is usually really calm and collected,” Rose said.
“He normally talks to us at half-time and this time it was like he was really sending us to war.
“It was one of the best things I have witnessed in football, his half-time team talk today, and we kept going and that was the attitude he wanted to see in the second half.
“He normally talks as he is really calm as you have all seen, he’s calm on the sidelines — apart from after Burnley! But this time he was really passionate, I felt as if I was literally going into war after the team talk that he gave.
“It is literally one of the best team talks I’ve been involved in since I’ve been playing football.”