"It's alright, much better," he told the clubs offical club website, www.spurs.co.uk.
"Because of the gap between games you don't take risks because you know you still have a while until the next game.
"It is good for me to have the time, but I know for the boys it is better to be playing each weekend."
"It is difficult because in December we played every three days and now we keep having breaks. It can be a mental problem because you have to switch on and off," he said.
"The first one was nice, but now it is too long. In two weeks we have another one. It's strange, but it is our fault because we lost the cup game."