Michael Dawson throws down the gauntlet

11 April 2012

Michael Dawson warned Tottenham they must learn to handle the pressure of becoming one of the Premier League's top teams after they were brought crashing to earth by Blackpool.

Skipper Dawson said Spurs could have won 5-3 and added: "Everyone was talking about the Milan game for so long. Blackpool would've watched that game and thought they'd get in our faces and they did.

"Spurs are a massive club and teams want to beat us. This is the expectation we have created for ourselves."

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