By Rob Draper, Mail on Sunday Chief Football Writer Mauricio Pochettino will be pleased enough with a comfortable victory over Champions League qualifiers Schalke but alarmed by the manner in which Spurs almost let the Bundesliga side back into the game late on. Tottenham looked to be convincing winners until a shaky last 15 minutes – but at least saw Ben Davies get his first run out at White Hart Lane and encouraging displays from Andros Townsend, Roberto Soldado and Erik Lamela. Soldado and Emmanuel Adebayor both established credentials for starting at West Ham next week by getting on the scoresheet – but Erik Lamela’s first half display was the most intriguing.
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Emmanuel Adebayor put Spurs ahead with a calm finish in 29th minute
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Lewis Holtby could have seen red against his former side for a lunging tackle
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The Spurs midfielder came close to scoring seven minutes after his horror challenge when his left-foot shot was saved well by Ralf Fahrmann
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Eric Dier made his first start for Spurs following move from Sporting Lisbon
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Young defender looked composed at the back for Mauricio Pochettino's side
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Erik Lamela continued his resurgence following his £30m move last summer
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Substitute Roberto Soldado doubled the hosts' lead with a header
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Former Tottenham midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng made it 2-1 late on
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