Toby Alderweireld: Tottenham will return with a different mindset next season - we want more than top-four

Sam Long21 May 2016

Tottenham will no longer be content with a top-four finish next season, according to defender Toby Alderweireld.

Spurs emerged as unlikely title challengers last season but fell agonisingly short as Leicester held their nerve during the run-in to win the trophy.

Mauricio Pochettino's side's form faltered in the final weeks of the campaign but they still managed to record their best ever Premier League finish, despite being pipped to second place by fierce rivals Arsenal.

Although the majority of the White Hart Lane faithful would have been satisfied with a top-four finish at the start of the season Alderweireld is adamant the club will be aiming for more in the future.

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"I think we now have a different mindset from the one we had at the beginning of this season," he told Sky Sports.

"Then we were thinking the top four would be brilliant now we are thinking more than that, we want to go one better.

"We want to win it, and we will go for it," he added.

Reflecting on his side's final day capitulation at St. James' Park, Alderweireld was understandably frustrated with the result but believes Spurs will come back stronger next term, having endured such disappointment.

"Of course we were very disappointed because all of Tottenham wanted to get second you know but overall at the end we have to think we had a good season.

"We have got guaranteed Champions League football which we have not had for a couple of years so it is the next step for the club.

"That's important and next season we can come back stronger."

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