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The manager was present at the first test in which the Spurs under 18 defeated Southampton – a match played by Maurizio, Pochettino's son.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said he wanted to cry after the first event in the club's new stadium.
The 62,000-seat field, which was due to open in time for the start of the season, held its first official test: the Spurs Under-18 defeated Southampton on Sunday, the first team to play its first match in April. 3
The new Tottenham pitch has had its first contact with football
J'Neil Bennett made history by becoming the first scorer at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, putting his team on the road to victory in the 11th minute with a superb curling effort on the left.
Harvey White and Dilan Markanday also scored for the Spurs, while Kornelius Hansen became the first opposition player to score a goal, having been crowned for Saints.
This was the first of two test events required to receive the corresponding security certificates from the Haringey City Council, the second taking place next Saturday when a Legends team will face Inter Milan.
Their first competitive match will take place against the Crystal Palace four days later, on April 3, in a re-arranged Premier League match.
joy on the ground
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It was the prospect of playing in this magnificent new stadium that kept Pochettino at the club despite the interest of Real Madrid and, earlier this season, Manchester United.
He was always determined to lead the club and to be interviewed on the field at half-time of the under-18 game, it was not hard to see the fun ravaging the Argentine in a "dream come true" .
"I think it's amazing, it's so hard to explain in just a few words," he said.
"We all feel the same, so excited, I had the same feeling when we left White Hart Lane on the last day. We were crying and now, the first day in the new stadium, we feel the same emotion.
"We must cry because our dream has come true."
It was an emotional day for Pochettino at the new stadium
After the game against the Palace, the home game between Manchester City and the quarter-finals of the Champions League is not important anymore. Pochettino thinks the new stadium could have a say in the game.
He added, "This is going to be huge for the team, the players, to have the opportunity to finish the season here.
"We are in a very good position in the Premier League and of course we have a huge challenge in the quarterfinals of the Champions League and I think with all our supporters, 62,000, it's going to be fantastic to play and we can make our dream possible to be in the semifinal, why not? "
679 days have pbaded since the last match at White Hart Lane and each one of them was felt at the time, as Tottenham supporters had to travel from London to Wembley for their home games.
The faithful of the Spurs go to their new home earlier Sunday
As costs skyrocketed to around £ 1 billion, the stadium was originally scheduled to open for the start of the current campaign before a revised date in September would also be suspended after the failure of the 'systems'. critical alarms ".
This delay has at least allowed the club to put the finishing touches on an ultra-modern arena. Indeed, the 28,987 spectators attending Sunday's match had the full match experience that they will experience when visiting Palace next week. Few will say that it was not worth the wait.
"Thank you very much to the fans for being so patient, because over the past two years we have moved to Wembley and we have had all the problems of moving from your home to Wembley," added Pochettino.
"But now, all the efforts have paid off and it will be incredible."
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