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Tottenham Hotspur are hoping a week in the Australian winter can once again produce a launch-pad for their English Premier League season.Mauricio Pochettino began his title assault in Australia last season, defeating Sydney FC in May 2015 before recording their best finish of the Premier League era.Spurs were in the championship race until late in the season, ceding ground to eventual champions Leicester City and finishing third below arch-rivals Arsenal after a late collapse.Pochettino hopes the break has been restorative and Australia can once again be a wellspring.It was a big disappointment for us, the end of the season, he said.Its important for us to rest mentally and phyiscally.In Sydney it was fantastic and to repeat it this year would be fantastic for us.Speaking at the ICC Audi All Stars event, Pochettino also scotched any notion that he might leave White Hart Lane.The Argentininan Football Association have identified Pochettino as a highly-ranked candidate for the job of national team boss - along with fellow ICC coach Diego Simeone.The position is vacant after the countrys Copa America final defeat to Chile and the departure of former Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino in the wake of Argentinas Copa America.In Melbourne on Monday, Pochettino ruled himself out.Its normal that in Argentina there is a lot of rumour, he told Australian Associated Press.Different names appear in the media because we are Argentinians.But I am very happy at Tottenham and I think its not the moment (for the national team).Like Juventus, their International Champions Cup opponents on Tuesday night, Tottenham have brought a below strength squad to Melbourne.Pochettino apologised to local fans hoping Harry Kane, Dele Alli and others might make the trip but said they would be the first to see a new wave of talent.Two years ago we went to America with a lot of talent and a young Harry Kane, he said.Two years later Harry Kane is one of the best strikers in the world.We feel sorry because we cannot bring all our full squad.For the players involved in the Euro it was too difficult to bring them. 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Do you like to compete Can you make adjustments?Thats a question Glasnows mound opponent has answered many times over the years.Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright gets the call, hoping to snap his teams 10-game losing streak at home against winning teams.Wainwright (7-5, 4.70) is coming off a 3-0 win Saturday over Milwaukee, tossing seven innings despite not having his top velocity or command, particularly to his arm side. He used more curves to compensate and induced three double play balls.St. Louis needs a big outing from Wainwright in the worst way. It fell to third place Wednesday night with a come-from-ahead 7-5 loss in which it coughed up a 5-1 lead, and might have lost yet another player to a growing disableed list.ddddddddddddThe Cardinals only All-Star, second baseman Matt Carpenter, suffered a right oblique injury on a half-swing in the third inning and left the game. Carpenter went through an MRI tube after the game, but details were not available afterwards.When Carpenter last suffered an oblique injury in 2012, he missed a month. A similar absence would rob St. Louis of a guy batting .298 with 14 homers and 53 RBI from the leadoff spot.I dont know the similarities, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said of the injuries, But when he grabbed (at it), we just had to get him off the field. High level of concern.If Carpenter has to go on the disabled list, he would be the fourth player the team has had to shelve since Friday.Reliever Kevin Siegrist (mono), first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss (ankle) and backup catcher Brayan Pena (left knee) are on the DL. Additionally, third baseman Jhonny Peralta (left thumb) left Tuesday nights game early and wasnt available on Wednesday night.The injuries havent helped during the Cardinals latest losing homestand, which has left them 18-26 at Busch Stadium, where last year they were 55-26. Wednesday nights defeat dropped St. Louis (43-41) into third place in the National League Central, a half-game behind the Pirates (43-40).Pittsburgh will try to stretch its season-high winning streak to eight games.Were just playing a bit better than the other team, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle explained said. Were not reinventing the game. ' ' '