Mauricio Pochettino said that the loss to Liverpool in the final of the Champions League had kept him at the club



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Tottenham losing the Champions League final against Liverpool could have been a blessing, as Mauricio Pochettino would probably have resigned if he had won.

The manager guided the Spurs to the final but was beaten 2-0 in Madrid.

If Pochettino had finished the victorious evening in Madrid, he might have left Tottenham

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If Pochettino had finished the victorious evening in Madrid, he might have left Tottenham

"It was an incredible time," said Pochettino, who has been in charge since 2014.

"After five years in a difficult project in Tottenham, we talk a lot about perception and reality, about our fight and all the energy we deploy to try to get Tottenham to compete with the best teams in Europe and Europe. d & # 39; England.

"Of course it's always in your head, you never know. With what I am, I will always give priority to the club in relation to myself. "

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Pochettino continued: "Maybe if the result was different after the final, you may think:" OK, maybe it's a moment to get out of the club, leave the club and give them the opportunity to " 39, a new chapter with a new personal coach & # 39;

"But after the final, I felt it was not great to finish like this. I am not a person who avoids facing problems or a difficult situation.

"I like the daunting challenges, the challenging challenges and, of course, now rebuild that mentality to allow for a similar season to repeat, it's exciting and motivates me a lot."

The Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid is where Pochettino led Tottenham for his first European Cup / Champions League final

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The Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid is where Pochettino led Tottenham for his first European Cup / Champions League final

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When asked if he could have made a different decision if the Spurs had won the Champions League, Pochettino replied, "Sure.

"You know very well that when you touch the glory, you behave differently, you feel different or the players feel different and the challenge becomes different.

"It's like Kieran [Trippier, who joined Atletico Madrid] I explained in private and media in Madrid – he liked being in Tottenham and working with us, but at 28, 29 years old, a player sometimes has to discover the need and take up new challenges.

"It's in you and it's only you who know how you feel – it's not about agreeing or disagreeing, but about accepting how you feel.

"You are an individual, you have an individual challenge and you have to accept it if all parties are happy."

Pochettino is looking forward to trying to make Spurs a winning club

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Pochettino is looking forward to trying to make Spurs a winning club

Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld are the next to leave, says the staff of the Spurs club strengthened since the defeat of Liverpool with the arrival of Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon.

Danny Rose, absent from the group that arrived in Singapore for their pre-season tour, could also be on the way.

"Danny is still our player," he said, explaining that club president Daniel Levy was dealing with agents about his future, as well as those of Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Vincent Janssen. .

Tottenham will play against Juventus, Man United and Real Madrid before returning to London to play Inter at White Hart Lane.

"When we come back to London when they are, they will be as usual with the team," adding that he was not involved in Trippier's sales contract. .

"This is Kieran's decision [to leave]. He communicated the day before our trip here and he told me that he had accepted an offer from Atletico Madrid and that it was finally the club that communicated with me that They had reached an agreement. I did not participate in all the discussions last week. "

Trippier left Tottenham to join Atletico Madrid for a transfer of £ 20m

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Trippier left Tottenham to join Atletico Madrid for a transfer of £ 20m

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