Tottenham assistant manager Stellini pleased with FA Cup win at Preston

Tottenham assistant manager Cristian Stellini was pleased after their 3-0 FA Cup win at Preston.

Heung-min Son (2) and Arnaut Danjuma scored for Spurs.

Stellini said: "We are happy because we started the game like we expected from the team. We made some changes but nothing changed from the last performance so we have to be happy for that. We created a comfortable second half because we played a great first half and the ball moved quickly. We have only to wait for the right moment to find the solution like Sonny did. It was a great performance.

"We started very well and our pace in the game was high and we allowed them only to try to find the ball, to try to take the ball. They defended very well in the first half but they ran a lot and I mentioned the three in the back because they never allowed them to counter attack in the first half and it was a good first half. Then the difference in the second half was Sonny finding the target and that created the comfort.

"It's important. It's important because we spoke a lot about changing mentality and what it means to change mentality is really important to have players who didn't play the last game and if we make changes the result is the same. For Antonio it's very important to have a team and a squad where every player plays the same level and nothing changes if you make changes. This is a good point to start because we have a tough schedule and a lot of games to play, with games every three days and we need to have the confidence to make changes."