TOTTENHAM stars showed their support for under-fire Mauricio Pochettino by treating him a slap-up meal at a posh Mayfair restaurant.
Struggling Spurs players texted the Argentine boss asking him to meet them at Novikov – a favourite dining spot for millionaire Premier League footballers.
Poch’s future and morale among the squad has been heavily called into question this season following a worrying drop in form.
Last weekend’s draw at home to Watford left them 13 points adrift of Liverpool after just nine matches.
They bounced back with a bang in the Champions League by thrashing Red Star 5-0 in the week.
And any talk of the players’ commitment to their manager was quashed as they gathered together for a team bonding meal.
Star players Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, contract rebel Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela were all in attendance.
Last week, Poch revealed: “When you receive a text from the players inviting you and the coaching staff for a dinner one of two things can happen.
It is either because they want to say goodbye or because they feel that they love you and want to show that they are with you.
And I think it’s the second.
If they were going to say goodbye to me, they would do it here – not at a dinner.
Dele Alli also echoed the manager’s claims and by insisting the players are 1,000 per cent behind the boss.
Asked whether the players are still behind their gaffer,Dele said: Yeah, 1,000 per cent.
“A lot of us would not be where we are now if it was not for him. All we can do is thank him.
We have always trusted him 100 per cent and we are going to keep doing that. We are a team.
“When things are not going our way it is easy for people to try and get at the manager but we need to look at ourselves as players.
“Were doing that and we are going to keep working hard.
