Mauricio Pochettino Admits It’s Not Difficult to Build Tottenham’s Current Squad

DBasia.news –  Mauricio Pochettino, manager of Tottenham Hotspur, assesses building the latest squad is not more difficult when he first came in 2014.

Pochettino, whose team faces his former club Southampton on Saturday, admitted in the summer that he led Spurs to a new phase after the completion of their new stadium and their trip to the Champions League final.

He warned of “painful rebuilding” and so far has proven to be the case when he signed only four players in the summer – and only Tanguy Ndombele has started the game so far – while several players have doubts about their problems. future.

That has led to a difficult start to the campaign, which has seen them win only two of their eight opening matches in all competitions, but Pochettino said the challenge was far more difficult than when he arrived in 2014.

Following his appointment as Tim Sherwood’s successor, he was tasked with overhauling a large squad that needed several experienced players to be sent out and his mission this year was the same.

“The situation is similar but the situation is different,” the Argentina manager said. “Different solutions and different ways of operating.

“I thought it was different. When I arrived, I didn’t know a single player. We found 34 players in the squad, my first 34 players, but now I know almost all the players

“That’s difficult. Because it’s different in all respects.

“When I arrived here, Daniel didn’t know me too much. He needed time to understand my philosophy, my ideas, how I needed to work and why I didn’t answer when he sent me a text message!

“He needed time to understand me. But now, Daniel knows how I am.

“The situation is very different and the way I communicate with him is the same as last season.

“You cannot expect me to communicate differently from Hugo (Lloris) now as last season or the previous season.

“But when I arrived here, we needed to create channels to communicate with each other. Many things like this.”

Spurs will be looking to start their season against Saints, Pochettino’s side went to join the north London club five years ago.

The Argentine knows there will be no room for sentiment, even if he remembers his time on the south coast dear.

“This will be a very difficult match,” he added. “Southampton is a very good team, I feel special things for Southampton, my former club, my first club in England, they gave me the opportunity to be in England, learn English, be in this extraordinary country, be a part from this best league in the world I can only say amazing things about Southampton.

“They have very good players, great managers and they do a fantastic job and it will be difficult.

“Opponents have great motivation to come and play Tottenham, who are Champions League finalists. Of course, we are a target for our opponents, to play in our amazing stadium, the best stadium in Europe.”