Martin Buhagiar of the Tottenham Hotspur Supporter's Trust on the reception the former fan favourite can expect after joining London rivals
Martin Buhagiar of the Tottenham Hotspur Supporter’s Trust on the reception the former fan favourite can expect after joining London rivalsin March was the point at which supporters finally had enough of years of negative tactics, uninspiring football, and haughty managers. “He’s magic you know, Mauricio Pochettino,” was the defiant message chanted loud and proud by the masses as they trudged towards the turnstiles.
Pochettino made Spurs fans dream, transforming an underperforming rabble into title challengers and Champions League finalists. And so the cult of Pochettino loomed unhelpfully over the club for the best part of four years. Quite literally, when a flag featuring Pochettino in front of an Argentina flag provided the visual backdrop to Jose Mourinho’s first home game.has been interpreted in some quarters as an act of betrayal. Some will boo him, others will offer polite applause, but most, perhaps, will sit and do nothing.
Speaking on Friday, Pochettino said he would not spend time “guessing” how he may be received by the Spurs faithful before insisting that any negative expression would not “change my emotions, my view, my feelings about a club where we spent an unbelievable journey.”
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