continuing Tottenham's Premier League title push
in the derby against Arsenal after beating Crystal
Palace 1-0 on Wednesday.
Victory for Spurs saw them again close the gap to
leaders Chelsea at the top of the table to four
points ahead of facing rivals Arsenal on Sunday.
Tottenham have a tough run-in, starting against
Arsene Wenger's men, but Pochettino is happy that
his side are still alive and kicking in the title race
after Christian Eriksen's decisive late goal at
Selhurst Park.
"It was unbelievable - a very good performance,"
he told Sky Sports. "I think [in the] second half we
played much better than in the first half.
"It was difficult in the first half for us to move the
ball and find the space, but we changed the shape
at half-time and it was more fluid - we started to
find the space and started to push Palace deeper
and deeper.
"It was good to get the three points and be alive in
the race for the title. The challenge is to keep
going.
"It is always better to win, but it is true [the Arsenal
game] is a big derby, perhaps the last at White Hart
Lane, and I think it will be an exciting game."
Palace manager Sam Allardyce rued his side's
fatigue in the closing stages, having beaten
Liverpool on Sunday - 24 hours after Spurs played
Chelsea in the FA Cup.
"Wow. It was an outstanding team effort by the
players, who have had less time to recover against
an exceptionally good side," Allardyce said.
"Our application was outstanding and we gave
Tottenham a hell of a game in the first half, nip and
tuck, but of course it would happen that we would
tire given the lack of recovery time compared to
Tottenham.
"It was a terrific goal by Eriksen, but a shame for
the lads they could not hold out."
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