m fans has helped Moussa Sissoko to find his feet in his team.
Sissoko, 29, has been in good form and impressed in the 3-1 win over Chelsea on Saturday.
The midfielder s re-emergence has earned him a recall to the France squad and has helped Spurs overcome the loss of Mousa Dembele to injury.
Sissoko, a reported £30million signing from Newcastle United in 2016, has not always been a fan favourite but the opinion on him appears to have changed as he received a warm reception during Saturday s victory over Chelsea.
We need to fight with perceptions, of the media, of fans. It was easy to blame him, Pochettino said.
I m happy with him, he has improved a lot from since he signed here.
After he understands what we want from him and expect from him he starts to change and has become a different player.
He s so professional. He understands perfectly what we demand from him and what the team needs from him.
He feels free, he feels the people love him and that s why he improves his performance.
Mauricio on tomorrow s Wembley crowd: They are so important. I will always have in my heart the Spurs fans because they’re amazing.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial)
Having previously been the target of criticism, Sissoko relished hearing his name chanted at Wembley last weekend.
It was a great feeling. Every player wants to have this kind of emotion, he said.
Football is up and down. Sometimes you can have some bad moments and maybe before I didn t have good times, but I still need to keep focused and improve in every session.
Tottenham host Inter in the Champions League on Wednesday, needing three points to have any hope of advancing from Group B alongside Barcelona.
