Mauricio Pochettino has acknowledged a desire to return to the Premier League while stopping short of naming Tottenham Hotspur as his destination. The U.S. men\u2019s national team manager, who has previously managed Chelsea, reignited speculation about a European return on the Stick to Football podcast, where he admitted he \u201creally loves\u201d Tottenham Hotspur and will \u201cone day\u201d return to the Premier League, but he did not specifically name north London as his end destination.<\/p>\n
Asked if he wants to return to the Premier League, the 54-year-old said, “One day, yes because I really like England. I think my human profile and coach profile match very well with the Premier League and with the culture, the idea, the idiosyncrasy and the philosophy.” Reports linking him to Real Madrid and Tottenham have accompanied his public remarks.<\/p>\n
Pochettino also reflected on Tottenham\u2019s current crisis. “It is really sad,” he said. “I really love Tottenham; it\u2019s one of the most important parts of my life as a coach and in my personal life too. I can talk from my experience in Tottenham and what I can tell you for me it\u2019s one of the biggest clubs in the world.<\/p>\n
“Tottenham is a massive club with a massive following.” He noted the club\u2019s recent highs under his tenure and elsewhere, and admitted the team \u201cchallenged\u201d for silverware but ultimately \u201cmissed this last step.\u201d<\/p>\n
This season Tottenham sit 18th with 34 points from 34 games and are two points behind 17th-place West Ham United. The club\u2019s managerial sequence moved from Thomas Frank to Igor Tudor and now Roberto De Zerbi as they attempt to climb to safety. Spurs still face fixtures against Aston Villa, Leeds United, Chelsea and Everton as the campaign concludes.<\/p>\n
The prospect of relegation to the second tier for the first time since 1977 contrasts sharply with Spurs\u2019 recent achievements: a second-place finish in 2016\u201317, a Champions League final in 2019 and last season\u2019s Europa League triumph. Pochettino\u2019s comments leave open the possibility of a future return to England, but the club\u2019s immediate plight is the clear caveat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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