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<\/p>\nBen Davies is adamant nobody inside Tottenham is hitting the panic button despite \u2018insane pressure\u2019 on the outside. <\/p>\n
Two successive defeats prevented Ange Postecoglou\u2019s previously-unbeaten troops going top before the international break – and conjured up memories of a similar decline this time last year under Antonio Conte. But Welsh defender Davies, back in favour due to injuries and suspensions in defence, has dismissed the idea there is any fear or sense of deja vu around the Spurs camp. <\/p>\n
Quite the reverse, as the Wales international emphasised on the eve of today\u2019s home clash against fellow top-four contenders Aston Villa. Defiant Davies declared: \u201cWhen you\u2019re doing well, the first sign of any sort of wobble, people get excited by that. They want to see how you react. <\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve had two results that haven\u2019t gone the way we wanted, but there\u2019s no time for panic. There\u2019s still a load of games left and it\u2019s up to us to put it right. We\u2019re confident we can do that in this group. The manager has our back. We\u2019ve got into a mindset that it\u2019s game by game – and we\u2019ll look at the table with four or five left to see where we are.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis game comes with insane amounts of pressure. You\u2019ve seen some players find it incredibly difficult. Let\u2019s be honest, we\u2019re in a Premier League pressure-cooker – with tough times always being around the corner. <\/p>\n
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\u201cEvery action you do is judged by millions around the world. But if we don\u2019t get distracted by things going on outside, by the narrative, by the question marks over style of play or personnel, if we stick together as a group, hopefully we\u2019ll be there or thereabouts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keeping things in perspective could be imperative with a trip to champions Manchester City following Villa\u2019s visit. Which is where a different managerial voice with a simple-yet-unique message is proving a real help, according to Davies.<\/p>\n
That is not a criticism of Conte – Davies is full of compliments for the sacked Italian – more a tip of the hat to straight-talking Aussie Postecoglou and his immediate impact on a squad that eventually spluttered to an eighth-place finish last term.<\/p>\n
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\u201cConte was just very honest. That\u2019s probably what we we needed at the time,\u201d said the ex-Swansea star, 30. \u201cThat\u2019s what got us to Champions League football. I loved playing under him. I played a lot and was very happy. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnge has been a breath of fresh air. It\u2019s just the values that he speaks of, what he expects on a day-to-day basis – just to be the best of you. It\u2019s that personal side, the reasons why you play football, stripping it all back. It\u2019s a good reminder for people to have the motivations why they play the game in the first place.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty intense but ultimately it\u2019s the industry where we want to be. Trying to strip it back and be positive is the only way to go about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
That approach comes in handy when sitting on the bench, waiting for a chance to be involved in a winning unit. Davies, whose second league start this season came in the recent 2-1 reverse to Wolves, added: \u201cIt\u2019s hard to be bitter when the team is winning. If I was manager, I wouldn\u2019t change it either. \u201c<\/p>\n