TOTTENHAM v BRIGHTON

TH Stadium: KO 3pm

BY ALAN SMITH

ANGE POSTECOGLOU laughed off the supercomputer that has given Tottenham a 0.1 percent chance of winning the Premier League title.

And the Spurs boss has warned Premier League rivals his team can finally start firing on all cylinders after welcoming back captain Heung-min Son and key midfielder Yves Bissouma from international duty.

Opta published data this week that said Spurs, who are in fifth place and seven points behind leaders Liverpool, have only the slimmest chance of finishing top of the table.

And Postecoglou said: “A supercomputer! Does it go to a phone booth and change into something else from just a normal computer?

“What did it say, 0.1 percent? So we got a chance then. Let’s go for it. No problems, no issues with that, we’ve got a chance.”

Spurs host Brighton, who are without their suspended gaffer Roberto De Zerbi, this afternoon with “the healthiest squad” they have had since early in the campaign.

Son, whose South Korea team lost to Jordan in the Asian Cup semi-finals on Tuesday, is expected to start, while Bissouma is available after Mali were beaten by Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations a week ago.

Postecoglou says he is “definitely excited” by the chance to work with an almost full-strength squad.

And while the computer says Spurs have virtually no chance of becoming champions, the Australian expects his healthy team to hit new heights.

He said: “It gives us a chance to put some things into place with our training, with the way we want to play our football, to see if we can go up another level or two or three between now and the end of the year.

“We’ve got 15 games to go and we’ve got probably the healthiest list since the start of the season. That gives us that platform but you’ve still got to go out and

perform. It doesn’t make it any easier. It doesn’t give us any impetus unless we take advantage of that.

“Having the extra bodies means competition for places is also at a higher level which is always good.

“I like it, not because people get complacent, it’s just that everyone tries to raise their level, which is only a good thing whether you’re in or out of the team.

“All those factors give us a platform to finish the season strong.”

Postecoglou does not expect Brighton to play any differently without De Zerbi in the technical area and he is full of admiration for their style.

The Seagulls won the reverse fixture 4-2 six weeks ago, with a thendepleted Spurs unbeaten in the league since.

“I don’t think they will be too much different,” he added. “The identity they have, the kind of football they play, doesn’t change.”