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Tottenham fringe players failed to impress manager Mauricio Pochettino

LONDON -- Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino was unimpressed with his fringe players in Saturday's dramatic 4-3 win against Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup and warned: "If you cannot play in this type of game, we will have a problem."

Before the game, Pochettino told his second string they were playing for their "long-term futures" at the club and made nine changes from the side that drew 2-2 at Manchester City last weekend, with only Eric Dier and Kevin Wimmer keeping their places.

But Pochettino was forced to make three substitutions before the 60th-minute and it took a goal from Son Heung-Min in the final minute of stoppage-time to finally break the League Two side, who led 2-0 at half-time and 3-2 after 83 minutes.