Mauricio Pochettino insists he has his own ideas (Picture: Getty)

Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino insists his side will continue to play whatever system suits his team best after claims that he reverted to three at the back after Chelsea’s success with the formation.

Antonio Conte’s side have won five league games on the bounce since switching to a 3-4-3 system and the Blues haven’t conceded a single goal in that time.

Pochettino switched to a 3-4-1-2 formation against Arsenal on Sunday and left the Emirates with a point after a 1-1 draw.

It was Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat against the Gunners that convinced Conte to switch his system but Pochettino insists he has his own ideas and says Conte didn’t invent the formation.


Conte’s side have won five on the bounce in the league (Picture: Getty)

‘I cannot say if it is a better way to play in the future but it is important to be flexible and it is a good step forward for the team to use different systems, different ways to try to play,’ said Pochettino.



‘Chelsea, when they played here [at the Emirates], started with a back four and after 3-0 in the 60th minute they changed to three. But last season we played against Watford, December 28, with three centre backs. Just because Chelsea won 5-0 yesterday, they didn’t discover the system.

‘I think it’s a good system to use, dependant on the players. But we didn’t play like Chelsea, we played with two strikers [Kane and Heung-min Son] and Christian [Eriksen] in behind. But I think all the team can play in different systems.

‘Nobody owns some system like we played today.’

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