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Tottenham midfielder Chadli hails Pochettino attacking tactics

Tottenham midfielder Nacer Chadli has hailed the attacking tactics of manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Against QPR, the Belgium winger was part of a trio of No.10s, playing behind Emmanuel Adebayor, who have all been given the freedom to roam.

Chadli said: "We have Ade at the top and then behind him we had me, Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela, who are all encouraged to change positions during the game.

"That makes it very difficult for the opponents to choose which one of us to pick up. It's a new way of playing and we are trying to play like that.

"It is very different and I have never played this way before, but we have to learn it and it can help us improve.

"Effectively, we have three No.10s. That is good because we can also get the full-backs into forward positions. It means that, at times, we can have five players supporting Ade."

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