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'Clever' Foyth showed his character with Spurs winner - Pochettino

Dele Alli and Mauricio Pochettino commended the performance of Tottenham match-winner Juan Foyth after Saturday's 1-0 triumph at Crystal Palace .

Foyth endured a difficult Premier League debut last time out against Wolves, conceding two penalties in Spurs' 3-2 win.

But Pochettino retained faith in Foyth, which was repaid by the youngster by scoring a second-half winner at Selhurst Park.

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Pochettino believes that goal will be huge for the 20-year-old's self belief and for feeling like a Premier League player.

"We were talking a lot in the week that, that [Foyth's errors in the last match] is football," Pochettino told reporters.