• Vertonghen briefly returned to pitch after clash of heads
• Pochettino: ‘The medical staff are the bosses’
Mauricio Pochettino defended his medical staff at Tottenham after the club’s 1-0 Champions League semi-final, first-leg defeat to Ajax was overshadowed by a sickening head injury to Jan Vertonghen which raised questions about concussion protocols.
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Written by David Hytner at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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