Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino claims Tottenham ‘won in many, many ways’ under him despite 15-year trophy drought
MAURICIO POCHETTINO has claimed that Tottenham won in “many ways” during his tenure as manager.
The Argentine was a fan favourite during his time in North London but fell short of ending the club’s wait for a trophy.
Pochettino, 51, spent five years at Tottenham between 2014 and 2019 and transformed the team into a top-four contender.
The manager even led the club to second and third-place finishes in the Premier League as well as a Champions League final.
He also took Tottenham to the League Cup final in his first season in charge, only to be beaten by Chelsea at Wembley.
Even with the success of growing the team, he was never able to lift a title with Spurs as they were beaten to the Premier League by Leicester City and the Blues.
While Liverpool ended Spurs’ dream of European silverware in the 2-0 defeat in Madrid in 2019.
Despite the failure to land a trophy, Pochettino still claims that Tottenham were victorious in different ways during his time in charge.
He said: “When I was at Tottenham it was a different period, but I think the mentality to win was there.
“We won. Maybe we didn’t lift a trophy, but we won in many, many ways.”
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Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham just five months after the Champions League final defeat.
He returned to management in 2021 when he was hired by Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain.
During his time in Paris, he led the club to the Ligue 1 title as well as victories in the Coupe de France and Trophée des Champions.
However, he failed to help the club achieve its aim of winning the Champions League.
Now the new manager of London rivals Chelsea, Pochettino will be hoping to have a more trophy-laden spell in England.
This summer, he has already overseen an overhaul of the squad with the likes of Mason Mount, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Eduoard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly and Cesar Azpilicueta among those to leave the club.
Meanwhile, Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, Axel Disasi and Lesley Ugochukwu have been added to the squad.
Pochettino is still keen to add more to his team before the season starts with Brighton duo Robert Sanchez and Moises Caicedo the main targets.
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