Pochettino knows how much beating Spurs means to their fans, stating post-game: "We were talking a lot with Jesus (Perez), they are a group of players that didn't suffer an injury and you can see today they can work, the work-rate.
It is true it was a little bit unlucky at the beginning of the season that we suffered, for different reasons, some different circumstances. We were never able to work with the whole team in the way that we had the capacity to work.
"It is not easy to create a competitive group of players that can go to the pitch 100 per cent in their best form. Today, in the last few weeks, we are trying to find this balance. People are starting to realize it is a process, the time that you need.
"Noni Madueke today, for me, unbelievable. If you analyze him from the start of the season; all the conversations and meetings, clips and videos, things like this.
He was capable today of doing a fantastic job with the ball of course, he is an offensive player but without the ball he is doing a fantastic job helping Alfie (Gilchrist) defend. That is what we need for the future, to build this competitive spirit."