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Tottenham flop Vincent Janssen 'did not get the chances' under Mauricio Pochettino

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Former Tottenham striker Vincent Janssen has claimed he did not get the chances he expected at White Hart Lane and left to feel "appreciated" again.

Janssen arrived at Spurs in the summer of 2016 in a deal worth £17 million after scoring 27 goals in 34 games for AZ Alkmaar, but struggled to adapt to the English game.

The Dutchman during his first season made 27 appearances in the Premier League, including seven starts, and scored two goals before being shipped out on loan Fenerbahce the following year.

"It was not the period I was hoping for at Tottenham," Janssen told VTBL.

"As a 22-year-old boy from AZ it was a great step, but I didn't get the minutes that I expected. Also, I did not reach my potential.

"Ultimately you want to play again, be a footballer and be appreciated."

Janssen last summer secured a permanent exit from Tottenham as he moved to Mexican outfit CF Monterrey and helped the club win a first league title in nine years.

"The Mexican league is very good and the standard is high," he said. "It is better than the Eredivisie. That's my opinion.

"Here there are a lot of international players that come from this part of the world and there are two that come from Europe, of which I am one.

"It is a completely different way of playing football and it certainly isn't bad in terms of quality.

"If you look at our team, you'll see national team players from Mexico, Colombia and Argentina."

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