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It was a scrappy game but you must be pleased with the character your team showed?

Scrappy game? Good description. No, I don't believe it was a scrappy game. It was a game that from the beginning of the season is always difficult. Teams with a lot of energy. Newcastle showed a lot of energy and had quality. It was a very difficult opponent for us. I think with all the circumstance it was a massive effort. I feel so proud, I think the three points were so important for us. If you put all the circumstances our players deserve massive, massive credit for the victory because it wasn't easy. They started to work Monday and try to prepare the team and start to work in the same way as the previous season.

You must be delighted with those World Cup players, Jan Vertonghen in particular didn't look like he'd been away?

Of course. I told you in the press conference that many of the players returned in a good condition. I was so happy about that. Yes, many good performances from players that were very professional during their holidays. I think all the squad showed their commitment with the club, with the team. We feel so proud about that.

You played most of your World Cup players but not Kieran Trippier, why was that? Does he have an injury?

No, no. The players that played we considered ready to play. The players that are out of the squad are because the same situation, are all in the condition to train. Nobody is injured. Only it is to take the best decision. No, I think all arrived in a good condition to start the training and then it's our decision to pick a starting XI and players on the bench.

Will he be available to play soon?

I think all the squad and all the players will have the possibility to play. I think the most important is that we are 25, 26, 28 players and they will have the possibility to play, him too.

Harry Kane looked short of his best, how long is it going to take him to play himself back into form?

For me, he's in his best form. I think score or not score I don't have doubts about this. He's in his best form. He worked a lot for the team. Be sure that he is going to score. But what happens with Harry is that he cannot score three goals in every game.

Are Eric Dier and Lucas Moura alright, they looked like they had strains when they came off?

No, no they are ok. I hope that Monday they will start to train with the team. Eric Dier was so tired. He felt in the end cramp, but Lucas nothing. I think it was very good competition today with a big squad. Massive competition between them and I'm going to rotate in the next few weeks, trying to give the possibility to all the players to play and be important.

I told them yesterday for me it's like we start from zero. I asked them with the possibility that they are going to have they need to trust. All the players who want to stay in Tottenham they need to show their commitment and their commitment until the end is not one week, two weeks, one month. If they choose to stay in Tottenham the rules are so clear. The manager decides who plays, names or no names, who deserves is going to be on the pitch.

Did you think you would be able to get so much out of your World Cup players physically?

It was important for us to provide good balance to the team, try to assess the squad, the possibility that we had to play. Of course the players are going to have a process to improve in their fitness. But we are in the competition and in the competition if players like the young ones like Luke Amos deserve to be on the bench and maybe play, they are going to play. You know me. It's not because they were at the World Cup that they are going to play in the team. That is the most important thing. If we want to win and challenge for big things we need to all put our minds and energy into the collective and understand that the collective is the most important. If some individuals' goals or targets are the priority for them then sure they are not going to help the team and sure that is why they are going to be out of the pitch and the squad.

You seemed to give Luke Amos a real talking to before he came on, what did you say?

He was so relaxed and calm and I said 'Come on, you need to show energy'. Nah, he was so calm and relaxed and I said to him you just play how you know how to play, easy and enjoy. Football is about enjoyment.

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