Hugo Lloris “understands” Danny Rose’s frustrations and says defender will be welcomed back into Spurs' squad
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Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris says he “understands” Danny Rose’s frustrations - and he insists he will be welcomed back into the squad.
Lloris claims Tottenham’s players could easily have been affected by Rose’s outburst about the club’s pay structure and lack of top quality signings.
But Tottenham keeper Lloris suggested Rose’s annoyance comes from his long injury lay-off and the Spurs squad have stuck together to ensure they mount another title challenge.
Lloris said: “Danny is part of the team and we understand his frustrations. It has been six or seven months he has been out of the team with an injury.
“The team is quiet about it. Danny made a mistake, he apologised and we move on. That’s it. The team was never affected by it as we were focused on our first Premier League game.
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“We know from outside if you start to listen, inside the squad, you can be affected but we stick together and must be focused and have the same ambition.
“We stayed calm. We are still in touch with Danny and there is no problem. If people from outside want to make trouble it does not affect us. We are a good squad, very clean with good minds and sometimes you can do mistakes.
“The thing is not to repeat them. The most important thing is that the leaders of this team are not affected and we are moving on and we showed it. The commitment inside the squad is great.”
France No.1 Lloris is one of the Tottenham players most affected by the strict pay structure as he knows he could earn at least double elsewhere.
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They will do well to keep their big stars like Harry Kane and Dele Alli whose basic wages are below £100,000-a-week while the Manchester clubs would pay THREE times that.
However, it is clear that Lloris is focused on Tottenham having another good season despite the lack of new signings and also the added headache of playing their home games at Wembley.
Tottenham have struggled badly at Wembley, their results are poor and they face Chelsea on Sunday despite having lost at the same stadium in the FA Cup final.
But Lloris insists they will be ready to face the defending champions and he warned Chelsea will overcome their problems despite their nightmare start.
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Lloris added: “It will be a big game. A massive game. I think we need to get it in the right way. To start our first official game at Wembley against Chelsea, the champions, it is a great challenge for us and we will try to do our best and challenge this team and get the best result as possible.
“I think our record there belongs to the past. We have had a few bad performances in the Champions League against Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen. But it was like an experience. We had some great performances there even if the result was not the best like in the Europa League.
“And against Chelsea, even though we lost in the semi-final, we it was a case against Juventus one of the best teams in Europe. Step-by-step, we need to build real confidence.
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“At Wembley, we must create an atmosphere with the fans and try and be connected. It is up to us. We are the actors. We have to try and put intensity in our performances. In our running. In our movement. We have to create something at Wembley.
“To be honest we are not looking at the other teams. We are focused on our team. They have so much talent in their squad. They can miss one or two players and they have the talent to replace them.
“The important thing is to work hard all week and be ready for a big fight and a big game. It is a good opportunity already for the second game of the Premier League.”