Whenever Mauricio Pochettino speaks about Tottenham Hotspur’s future, he does so whilst sounding like he’s very much going to be a big part of it. The Argentine has in the past been linked with other jobs, at perhaps bigger clubs, but it’s clear he sees there’s a chance to build something special at Tottenham.
Whilst building a new stadium may bring financial constraints on transfers now, something Pochettino has admitted to Spanish newspaper Marca, the Tottenham manager sounds very excited about the whole thing.
“The first thing is to finished the Stadium,” said Pochettino when asked how Spurs can compete with England’s biggest clubs. “It will be the best in England and one of the best in Europe. We will grow with the stadium and help stabilise ourselves as one of the top clubs of England. It will be a source of income and we will be able to sign great players and have the best in the academy.”
Marca threw Pochettino a grenade of a question by asking if he’s one of the best managers on the planet right now.
“What, me? Everything is very subjective,” said Pochettino, ducking the question, before building himself up by referencing the difficulty of English football. “Where is there a more competitive and better league than the Premier League? Each country will say that his is, but when you see the club level, structure, viewers who watch the Premier around the world, you realise that this is another level.”
Marca weren’t having that and pointed out that the Premier League is missing a Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, so the Tottenham manager presented the Spanish newspaper with a future they may not like.
“Real Madrid and Barcelona already have them and nobody will take them away. Of course, with the economic power that clubs have here, the next Messi or Ronaldo will play in England. The talent will come to England in a short time, in fact it’s already coming.”
On that note, Marca and Pochettino quickly moved on to discuss the instability in Argentine football. Don’t worry Tottenham fans, Pochettino taking over the national team wasn’t presented as a solution.
