- Jun 29, 2003
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Pochettino was just 18 when Bielsa became Newell’s manager in 1990 but he already owed his career to him
Read the full article at Independent
Read the full article at Independent
"Bielsa had been in charge of Newell’s youth system before then, driving around Argentina in his Fiat 147 on a meticulous search for young talent. He had been tipped off about the 13-year-old Pochettino, so showed up at his house in the small town of Murphy at 2am one Monday morning. Bielsa demanded to see the sleeping boy’s legs, declared them to be the legs of a footballer, and signed him."
Well then... Any adult male, these days, driving around in a Fiat 147 at 2 AM, demanding to see sleeping boys' legs has a higher chance of signing themselves into a prison cell.