MAURICIO POCHETTINO BELIEVES guiding Tottenham to Champions League success would provide more “satisfaction” than doing so at Manchester United or Manchester City after lavish spending.
Spurs will contest the Champions League final against Liverpool in Madrid on Saturday, with both Pochettino and counterpart Jurgen Klopp aiming to win their first European titles.
Pochettino’s side truly defied the odds to come through dramatic ties with Manchester City and Ajax — against whom they needed a last-gasp goal to draw 3-3 on aggregate after going 3-0 down — en route to the final, while they have not bought a single senior player for almost 18 months.
Although he has earned acclaim for Spurs’ campaign, for a period earlier this season it looked as though his days at the club were limited, with United circling in the wake of Jose Mourinho’s sacking.
But, United went for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and, as Pochettino prepares to take Spurs into a first European final since 1984, he has no doubt such a feat is more of an achievement than it would be if he did it at Old Trafford.
“To win a title in a different project like Tottenham — that means the satisfaction is more,” he told reporters.
“If you win with Manchester City or Manchester United, it’s normal. If you spend a lot of money, you should win or you must win. But at Tottenham, no one expects.
And if you build something special, it is going to be remembered forever. If we win the Champions League, it’s going to be a massive example for football — I think forever.
“I believe in destiny, but when you create your destiny. I don’t believe in sitting here and waiting for something to happen.
“You create your destiny with your behaviour, with your actions; if you’re natural, spontaneous, genuine in all that you do.”
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Whichever manager wins deserves it 100%
Liverpool could be included in the spending bracket also . Great team but klopp hasn’t exactly been penny pinching the last few windows !
@Niall James Fergal McCormack: but theu have done great business in selling also. So its not quite the same thing. Coutinho paid for VVD and allison.
@Niall James Fergal McCormack: nah, Liverpool warned their t
@Niall James Fergal McCormack: ridiculous comment
@themansam: wats ridiculous about his comment? Compared with spurs liverpool do spend huge. You don’t have to be eternally offended by everything. And by the way ive no problem with liverpool spending big. Like my team they generate their own money through good business
@Niall James Fergal McCormack: You can’t go around saying things like that ! You will upset the little man sam
@Brian Dunne: nothing in the last window at all. As pointed out the two big outlays on players were paid for by one sale.
Spurs have spent massively, close to a billion. Just because the didn’t buy players doesn’t mean they don’t spend money
@Seaniecp: Doesn’t matter how they got it ! Liverpool have spent 390m since Klopp took over, 270m in the last year and a half
@Adam Gibson: it does you can respect good business and money thru branding more then sugar daddy money. I reckons. I would have less problem with United spending 500m than I would Chelsea or city
@themansam: Classic Scouse maths! Night of the Champions League final and you are banging on about Net Spend and the price of a stadium! Good man Sammy!
@Seaniecp: who paid for Firmino, and Keita, and Fabinho, and Salah, and Mane etc etc..
@themansam: nothing ridiculous about it . What part of the comment is not right or upsets you ?
Premier league obsessed with money. Price of final tickets ridiculous for what will probably be another bore premier league encounter. Bit of a Fake Final really like some of the 10k tickets out in Madrid.