The Mauricio Pochettino thread

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Poch quotes from the embargoed part of todays press conference:

“For me, all that has happened here is a massive success, For me, winning titles? Yes, but [it matters] with which team."

“It is normal to win titles with Barcelona , Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, maybe Juventus or Porto in Portugal . With a big team, you are already very close to winning. Success, for me, is to achieve the top four like last season. It was a big success for Tottenham and maybe means more than winning one title with Barcelona."

“I dream of lifting trophies, but the way I did with Espanyol [as a player]. Two Copa del Reys – with Espanol! That is why I always admire Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid. It is so difficult to win with Atletico Madrid . He deserves full credit, more maybe than others."

“Of course, as a manager and as a player, you love to lift trophies. We will arrive, we are ambitious. But for me success is not only lifting a trophy. How is very important, how you arrive to lift trophies"

“I have not changed my desire to lift trophies [in the way I did it with] the Copa Del Rey or at Newell’s Old Boys."

“If you play for Boca Juniors or River Plate, it’s normal to win – not playing for Newell’s Old Boys. And I like that challenge with the team that are not spending the money, and you challenge with them. That is what I like the most, more than lifting trophies.”

Poch out! No ambition. He thinks top 4 is a trophy.

 

[Gb160]

pretty funny reading this now:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...tino-gained-out-4346103#ICID=sharebar_twitter

 

[Shadydan]

pretty funny reading this now:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...tino-gained-out-4346103#ICID=sharebar_twitter

This is absolutely beautiful, so many quotables.

 

[Gb160]

This is absolutely beautiful, so many quotables.

The bit about the Southampton academy graduates is the highlight for me:

So why did Pochettino view Spurs as a step up from Southampton?

It couldn’t have been the academy – for where are the recent Spurs graduates to compare with Southampton’s Bale, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Shaw, Lallana and Chambers?

 

[dricha1]

pretty funny reading this now:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...tino-gained-out-4346103#ICID=sharebar_twitter

"...Spurs a club with no ambition on or off the pitch...". Seriously how do people get paid for spouting so much shite...

 

[oskathegobshite]

He's Magic

 

[tiger666]

He's Magic

Him and Levy are the best things to happen to our club in a long time.

 

[ardiles]

Him and Levy are the best things to happen to our club in a long time.

Levy has tried and tested many managers since he's been at the club. Now that he's finally got the right man, I hope he does everything within his means to keep Poch for the long haul.

 

[Sir Henry]

Inter (Ausilio) flying in to London this week to offer Poch an 8.5m a year wage to manage them according to Sky Italia. They originally approached Conte and Simeone, but they have made it clear they want to stay at their clubs.

 

[SpartanSpur]

Inter (Ausilio) flying in to London this week to offer Poch an 8.5m a year wage to manage them according to Sky Italia. They originally approached Conte and Simeone, but they have made it clear they want to stay at their clubs.

Of all the clubs linked to Poch Inter should probably be a concerning one, the chance to revive a fallen giant with decent resources and I'm sure an adequate academy, but after the way Poch has spoken all year I just don't see it as a possibility. Poch has spoken of loyalty, the affinity he has gained with the club, the fans and the players, the relationship with Levy, wanting to achieve through hard work rather than buying success, he even promised to see in the new stadium last week. There is plenty of call for cynicism in football, but I honestly believe Poch has earned our trust/faith.

And that's before considering how hard it would be to prise in my opinion Levy's greatest ever asset in his whole tenure away from him.

 

[shelfmonkey]

pretty funny reading this now:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...tino-gained-out-4346103#ICID=sharebar_twitter

Christ!! What an awful piece of journalism.

 

[Kiedis]

Southampton to Spurs is a sideways move in the way Spurs to Barca is it.

 

[kriss]

Just seen inter Milan speculaton on sky, just cannot see it, I get impression Mauricio loves spurs, fans etc and was looking very emotional about stadium being last game at lane.

 

[danielneeds]

Just seen inter Milan speculaton on sky, just cannot see it, I get impression Mauricio loves spurs, fans etc and was looking very emotional about stadium being last game at lane.

He's said he will lead us into the new stadium. He's given us his word. That's all I need.

 

[yido_number1]

Poch quotes from the embargoed part of todays press conference:

“For me, all that has happened here is a massive success, For me, winning titles? Yes, but [it matters] with which team."

“It is normal to win titles with Barcelona , Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, maybe Juventus or Porto in Portugal . With a big team, you are already very close to winning. Success, for me, is to achieve the top four like last season. It was a big success for Tottenham and maybe means more than winning one title with Barcelona."

“I dream of lifting trophies, but the way I did with Espanyol [as a player]. Two Copa del Reys – with Espanol! That is why I always admire Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid. It is so difficult to win with Atletico Madrid . He deserves full credit, more maybe than others."

“Of course, as a manager and as a player, you love to lift trophies. We will arrive, we are ambitious. But for me success is not only lifting a trophy. How is very important, how you arrive to lift trophies"

“I have not changed my desire to lift trophies [in the way I did it with] the Copa Del Rey or at Newell’s Old Boys."

“If you play for Boca Juniors or River Plate, it’s normal to win – not playing for Newell’s Old Boys. And I like that challenge with the team that are not spending the money, and you challenge with them. That is what I like the most, more than lifting trophies.”

Didnt see this back in April but this should be rammed down any journo's throat that suggests he will be off if we don't win trophies.

 

[knowlespurs]

He's Magic

you know?

 

[Gassin's finest]

Just look at his eyes last night during the Glory Glory rendition... the emotion got to him. We're in his blood now, he'll be here for long time yet.

 

[SandroClegane]

Inter (Ausilio) flying in to London this week to offer Poch an 8.5m a year wage to manage them according to Sky Italia. They originally approached Conte and Simeone, but they have made it clear they want to stay at their clubs.

Conte & Simeone have made it clear but the 20 times Pochettino has said he's not leaving in pressers didn't make it clear enough I presume?

 

[Gb160]

Christ!! What an awful piece of journalism.

Its amazing, theres so much 'wrong' in it i didn't think it was possible....i keep tweeting the journo about it but he's ignoring me lol.

 

[arunspurs]

There is absolutely no way Poch is leaving any time soon.

Why bother with his quotes, when I have seen it his eyes...