Jan Vertonghen hails another strong Tottenham display as attention turns to Juventus and the Champions League

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Standard Sport4 March 2018

Jan Vertonghen has praised his Tottenham team-mates for maintaining their impressive form ahead of the visit of Juventus with Saturday's 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town.

The Belgian defender came through unscathed, having returned to Spurs' starting XI following his recovery from an ankle injury, and is expected to retain his place for the Champions League clash with the Italian giants on Wednesday.

Tottenham, who drew the away leg of their last-32 tie 2-2 in Turin, extended their unbeaten run to 17 matches with victory over the Terriers.

Vertonghen told the club's official website: "It's what we've been saying and working on, being wary of the counter-attack, and I think we've been doing that very well in the last couple of months.

Photo: Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images
Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images

"We've been defending very well, even one-on-one. Defensively it was another good performance. It was very good from both sides on the pitch (attacking and defending). It was a good performance like we've been playing in the last few weeks."

Spurs were so convincing it was a surprise that they only won by two goals, both scored by Heung-min Son.

"We were a bit unlucky, we could have scored many goals," he said. "With just two, we feel a bit sad. Of course, we want to score more goals, but we are happy to get three points."

While victory kept Spurs on track for a top-four finish, defeat left Huddersfield only three points above the bottom three.

Additional reporting by the Press Association

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