Spurs look at home but fail to slam door on Poyet’s men

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Gus Poyet was effusive in his praise, but his assessment of a “complete team” was overly generous. The Uruguayan’s former employers are missing a killer instinct, a deficiency his dogged Sunderland side were to ultimately benefit from.

Tottenham are preparing to spend the 2017-18 season in football’s version of rented digs courtesy of a delay in moving to their new stadium, with fortnightly 100-mile round trips to the home of MK Dons among the options.