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KIERAN TRIPPIER shot down suggestions that Tottenham’s Wembley woes will derail their title bid.

Boss Mauricio Pochettino had claimed any talk of a curse had been lifted following their 3-1 Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund.

Now Pochettino will once again have to field further questions on whether the jinx at their temporary home really is over after all.

A goalless draw with Swansea is not title-winning form, but England defender Trippier said: “It’s got nothing to do with Wembley.

“Every game we have played here we have looked comfortable, but it’s about having that clinical edge in front of goal.

“We are frustrated because we had a lot of opportunities to put the ball in the back of the net. But we have to move on and try to get as many points as possible until the end of the season.”

Mood

Despite Trippier’s claims, Spurs are simply struggling to adapt to life at their temporary home.

They have already dropped more league points than they did in the whole of last season at White Hart Lane.

Losing to champions Chelsea is no disgrace, but dropping key points against Burnley and Swansea here is another.

That really would have been unthinkable down at the Lane last season.

Two points out of nine is not good enough and Pochettino knows that, given he was in spiky mood after the surprise stalemate.

The Spurs boss said: “Three days ago we were saying how fantastic the team was after a fantastic Champions League victory against Dortmund.

“Now we draw after not conceding one single shot on target from our opponents and people are saying we were disappointing and need to improve.

“If you don’t play well, if you don’t create chances, if you concede a lot of chances and drop two points then maybe you can criticise me for not playing Ben Davies and Mousa Dembele.

“We didn’t win because I didn’t select them. I don’t know who is panicking over this. I don’t think about whether we are playing at Wembley or White Hart Lane – the most important thing is to win.”

How Spurs failed to win here was anyone’s guess.

A combination of great saves from Swans keeper Lukasz Fabianksi, near misses, the crossbar and two strong penalty shouts waved away all added up to the frustration.

It all meant that Spurs had failed to break a club record of scoring in 30 successive Premier League games at home.

Swansea boss Paul Clement hailed his side’s rearguard action and said: “We all had to stay disciplined here. “I said to the players, if we open up we could potentially get torn apart because they have so many quality players.

“We had to keep the game tight and hope that we got a chance from a counter-attack or a set play.”