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Sherwood happy Pochettino backing Spurs youngsters

Former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood is happy seeing his successor Mauricio Pochettino backing the club's young players.

He wrote in the Independent: "What I like about Pochettino's approach is that he is judging players on a level. There is no nod given to reputation.

"Nabil Bentaleb had to put up with people telling him that he was my favourite last season, yet Pochettino has selected Nabil in both of his league games so far. There were some at Spurs who would question Nabil's right to be the in team when I was there. I think he has proved his point.

"It is the same with Danny Rose at left-back. Although the club have spent £10m on Ben Davies, Pochettino has gone with Danny ahead of him. It would have been my preference too and I am pleased that Danny's hard work has earned him a place in Roy Hodgson's England squad. It is good to see Harry Kane coming off the bench and scoring goals. I like that Pochettino appreciates that there is some good young talent around at the club."

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