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Headbutt just a joke says Jonny Pochettino says Spurs are ready to pump up the volume
JONNY BAIRSTOW insisted his ‘headbutt’ celebration after reaching his century in the third Test here was intended only as light-hearted fun.
But the England batsman was serious when he said fierce sledging aimed his way in the first Test at the Gabba had not broken him but spurred him on.
“Chat is chat,” he said. “But this celebration was a bit of light-hearted fun with everything that has gone on and that’s exactly how it should be taken.”
Bairstow was singled out for a hard time in Brisbane with several Australia players using the headbutting incident with Cameron Bancroft in Perth from the first night of the tour to try to MAURICIO POCHETTINO has warned Manchester City that if his Tottenham team can bring their 15-game winning run to a halt at the Etihad today they will be pumping up the volume in the dressing room.
“I’m hoping for loud music,” said the Spurs manager. “When we won our games at Huddersfield and at Wembley against Stoke, the players put the music on and it’s so loud. It’s normal.”
It was a reference to a tunnel bust-up at Old Trafford last week after City had won the Manchester derby and infuriated United boss Jose Mourinho and his players with their loud music and celebrations.
And at Swansea on Wednesday night the volume of the music coming from the City dressing room after their crushing 4-0 win almost drowned out the post-match press conferences at the Liberty Stadium. “If you lose, you are not going to put