Plaudits fine but Dembele wants trophies at Tottenham

Manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed Dembele a "genius" and compared his ability with the likes of Diego Maradona and Ronaldinho after his dominant performance secured a 2-2 draw at Juventus in the Champions League last 16 tie.

Plaudits fine but Dembele wants trophies at Tottenham

(Reuters)





Ahead of the second leg at Wembley on Wednesday, Dembele, who last won a league title with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar almost 10 years ago, said he would like to finish his career with a few more winners' medals.

"He (Pochettino) speaks a lot with me and gives me confidence. He's mentioned these kinds of things to me in the past," Dembele told British media.

"Obviously he's been giving me confidence and it's a good thing, but you always want to win something, so it doesn't change my role.

"It's a good feeling. Everybody likes to be appreciated. It's a good feeling, but there's so much to play for still."

Dembele appeared to be limping after being substituted in their 2-0 league victory over Huddersfield Town on Saturday but said he was fine.

"I feel good, to be honest. I've played a lot of games, and automatically, if I play a lot of games, I feel fitter, much stronger, and good," he added.

After seeing his team beat Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid in Europe this season, the 30-year-old is confident they have enough firepower to cope with the Italian champions.

"The Champions League is a different type of tournament and anything can happen, and obviously we have a lot of confidence, against Juve and Real ... we're not scared of them. The thing is now we have to keep focused," Dembele said.





(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)


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