few people expected mauricio pochettino to feel such a strong tea m pochettino to feel such a strongeek where they slipped to a surprise i—0 team in gent last week where they slipped to a surprise 1—0 defeat or on sunday when kane hat—trick secured a 3—1 awful. with chelsea now ten points clear at the top of the week the title seems improbable and it seems mauricio pochettino is ready to embrace the cup competitions. 2008 was the last time they won anything. another season without silverware would equal the post war trophy drought. longest post war trophy drought. star striker harry kane says the need to win a trophy soon. we are moving in the right direction and i have said before a trophy is the next step. we are taking over the competition seriously and try and use competition seriously and try and use the experience of last year to help us. it is about staying focused and trying to win every game.“ help us. it is about staying focused and trying to win every game. if the europa league is to be the competition ready in the hunt for a corporate level have to improve on the form. it

unlike many of the premier league sides this weekend mauricio pochettino put out a strong team and theyed a hat—trick in their 3—0 win as david ornstein reports. ona on a weekend when the fa cup showed the underdog always have a chance, 110w the underdog always have a chance, now fulham have their eyes on another surprise. this was their big day, but tottenham's big chance. perhaps the most realistic prospect ofa perhaps the most realistic prospect of a trophy, spurs were on song from the start. already denied a goal, christian eriksen then provided one. erickson, crossed to harry kane! he stretches to score. leading from the front, harry kane, the captain, tapped in, to put his side in control at the break. fulham have been warned, but failed to learn. eriksen, to kane, the same outcome. it hopes of an upset had faded, they we re it hopes of an upset had faded, they were soon gone. when harry kane is on form, few can stop him. he scores his hat—trick! on form, few can stop him. he scores his hat-trick! three goals and a place in the quarterfinals. job well done. when you are winning ga

mauricio pochettino made five changes to the team that lost in the europa league on thursday night butrst came after 16 minutes he was captaining the side with hugo lloris one of the players rested. his second came soon after the break, spurs dominated possession and could have scored more, kane's second hatrick of the season was completed with just under 20 minutes to play. that takes him up to 19 goals in all competitions. very good. we have had some great results recently, so one kid to come in today and when, and be done that. we played very well, comfortable. should have had a fume girls, but it was a great game around. —— ghouls. blackburn and manchester united have just kicked off in the day's other tie. and you can watch the draw for the quarterfinals here on the bbc news at 6.30. in the scottish premiership today, aberdeen scored two goals in two minutes to beat kilmarnock and reduce celtics‘ lead to 2a points. aberdeen were 1—0 down going into the last ten minutes before late goals from substitutes jayden stockley and peter pawlett sealed the points that will keep them in sec

mauricio pochettino's side are looking to overturn a 1—0 deficit from the first leg in belgium last weekwere poor. they were better. but that iabout surprised me because we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, e because we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, and cause we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, and we se we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, and we now ‘e know about the quality, and we now how they play. up to us to be better. too sure that we deserve to go to the next round. jose mourinho isn't happy with the fa. manchester united's fa cup quarterfinal has been scheduled for a monday night, three days before the second leg of their last 16 tie in the europa league. mourinho says he won't play a weakened side in the cup, though. we are manchester united. i cannot do that. i cannot do that as the manchester united manager. i would not do that to the fa cup. because the fa cup is not guilty of these decisions. it is beautiful, such a historical competition. i have got to treat ma

mauricio pochettino's side are looking to overturn a 1—0 deficit from the first leg in belgium last weeky play. it is to us to try to be better and try to go the next round. west ham united manager slaven bilic has admitted that a series of niggling injuries are ruining andy carroll's england chances. the striker has been in great form for west ham when fit. he's currently sidelined with a groin strain and has only made 16 appearances for the club this season. when he is playing, fit, he is one of the top strikers. but i have told him in dubai and yesterday, the small things that have been damaging his retirement are not good for him or good for us. it is not good if he wa nts to or good for us. it is not good if he wants to get called up to the england squad. vern cotter has made five changes to scotland's side that will face wales in the six nations at murrayfield on saturday. flankerjon barclay plays his rugby in wales with the scarlets and will captain the team in the absence of the injured greig laidlaw. ali price will play at scrum half. prop gordon reid, back rows john hardie and