A controversial late equaliser from Dele Alli prevented Watford from securing their first ever league win away at Spurs as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in Game Week 9.
Defeat against the league’s bottom dwellers would’ve been almost catastrophic for Spurs, but instead it was the visitors who felt that they had been unjustly denied three points by VAR at the final whistle.
In an indication of the state of things at the TH Stadium, Pochettino opted to begin with a 5-3-2, effectively mirroring Quique Sanchez Flores’ formation. It felt overtly defensive against the 20th ranked side in the league