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Saturday lunchtime on the English south coast will see the only unbeaten team in the Premier League take to the turf at the smallest ground in the division.Mauricio Pochettinos Tottenham Hotspur (5-3-0) will expect to have that record tested to the limit by a dangerous Bournemouth side at the compact 11,500-capacity Vitality Stadium.Spurs go into the latest round of Premier League matches just a point off the top of the table, with only Manchester City and Arsenal ahead of them. Nine games unbeaten at the start of a season would be a Premier League best for Tottenham.That impressive start to the campaign has come despite a reduced preseason. Spurs players completed more European Championship minutes in the summer break than any other squad in the division. Theyve also been built on the bedrock of a strong defence.But Pochettinos side continue to draw too many games -- as was also the case last season when such results denied them a genuine shot at their first top-flight title in over a half century.Last weekends 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion was another such example.Dele Allis classy late finish rescued Spurs from defeat, but ultimately the result saw more points dropped in a game the Lilywhites had dominated. However, a win Saturday and Pochettino would see his team go top of the league -- for a few hours at least.Its a big motivation for us to finish the game and take the three points to be top of the table, he said. Better motivation is impossible. The motivation has been very good on the training ground. Our players are very focused and its a good opportunity to see us at the top of the table.First of all we need to win the game. In front (of us), we have a very good team and a great manager like Eddie Howe so it will be a very tough game.Spurs profligate finishing was also on show in midweek as they failed to make first-half dominance count against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. They were instead grateful for a resolute defence and an astonishing display by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the second half to send the team back to England with a scoreless draw and a point.Further poor finishing is likely to be punished in the early Saturday kick-off by Howes Cherries (3-2-3). The south-coast club are in strong form of their own, having picked up three good results on the bounce and demolishing Hull City 6-1 a week ago.However, Bournemouths open and attacking style of play appears to suit Spurs, who brushed them aside twice last season, racking up an aggregate scoreline of 8-1 across the two league meetings. Howe is aware of how much of a test Saturdays game will be for his improving team.Whenever one of the best teams in the country comes down its a chance for us to pit our wits against them, he said. Theyre an outstanding team, probably the best team we played last season, so it will be a good test for us.A win for Bournemouth would be their first home victory against a London opponent in six attempts since their promotion to the Premier League.Steven Wright Jersey . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Josh A. Smith Red Sox Jersey . -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. https://www.cheapredsox.com/511z-john-smoltz-jersey-red-sox.html . -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. Mookie Betts Jersey . 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Pablo Sandoval Red Sox Jersey .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up.Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi has called for the A-League to bring back retrospective punishment for acts of simulation.Throwing the issue into the spotlight ahead of Fridays clash with Melbourne City - whose midfielder Neil Kilkenny has been roundly criticised this week for diving - Aloisi said there had to be a strong stance taken by Football Federation Australia to eradicate it.Kilkenny was labelled pathetic by Fox Sports pundit Mark Rudan for falling to the ground in apparent agony after Adelaide Uniteds Isaias rubbed his hand in his face last week in an attempt to have the Spaniard sent off.Aloisi said he was sure referee Peter Green would be alert to any similar tactics at Suncorp Stadium.Im pretty sure if (Kilkenny) didnt get the message, the FFA, I know theyre not happy about any simulation, he said.I was in Europe for a long time, I know that in certain countries you actually practice it, players to go down a little bit easier.Thats not in the Australian culture, we dont want it in our game. The referees analyse games like we do, Im sure it will be stamped out very quickly.Aloisi said the best way to punish culprits would be after the fact, using video replays.Yoou get suspended for a bad tackle, for trying to hurt the opposition, and for me this is just as bad, he said.ddddddddddddTwo A-League players, Patricio Perez and Michael Baird, were retrospectively banned for diving back in 2010 but FFA hasnt taken similar action since.City coach John van t Schip said hed personally spoken to Kilkenny about his incident.We all know that its part of football but were not supporting those actions and Neil knows, he said.Look, there was clearly a hand in his face but maybe he over-reacted there.On the other hand, I dont think we need to make a big deal of it. Enough has been said about it.Meanwhile, Aloisi drew attention to pinning tactics used by City captain Bruno Fornaroli on opposition defenders, which he suspects might also be illegal.He likes to pin players around the box. What I mean by pinning, he actually holds you and I dont even know if thats allowed, but he does, and he uses his body well, he said.Weve worked on how we can defend against that and hopefully the players will be able to defend against it. ' ' '