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Mousa Dembele believes Tottenham have played well below their potential this season.
Last weekend’s win over Southampton at White Hart Lane was Spurs’ first in the Premier League since August and they sit sixth in the table ahead of the trip to champions Manchester City next Saturday.
Dembele has struggled to nail down a regular place under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino but sees plenty of room for improvement.
He said: “Sometimes we still need to find our way but there are games when we have played very well such as Sunderland away and at Arsenal, as well as a few games more but we can still do better than this.
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“It’s always something new when a new manager is in but we are in a good way and we are confident. The manager has spoken with everyone individually since he came here about aspects of our game.”
Asked about whether he had been frustrated with his relative lack of playing time, Dembele said: “You want to play every game, so it’s a normal thing. This year I hoped I was going to play but then I have struggled with my ankle. If you don’t play, it’s not fun, of course.
“How can we do this season? We want to finish as high as possible, so that is the top four, of course.”
