{"id":1088200,"date":"2019-05-09T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1088200"},"modified":"2021-09-11T19:09:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T18:09:03","slug":"pochettino-klopp-deserve-trophy-mourinho","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/pochettino-klopp-deserve-trophy-mourinho\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pochettino and Klopp both deserve to a win a trophy&#8217;, says Mourinho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jose Mourinho feels Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino are both deserving of this season&#8217;s Champions League trophy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both men saw their sides overturn incredible deficits to set-up a Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur final in Madrid on June 1.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2019 Champions League final: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>It will be the second all-English final after Man Utd v Chelsea (2008).<\/li>\n<li>Spurs are playing in their first European Cup final whilst Liverpool have reached their ninth<\/li>\n<li>A win for Spurs sees them become the sixth club to win all of UEFA&#8217;s three major trophies after Juventus, Bayern Munich, Ajax, Chelsea and Man Utd.<\/li>\n<li>Liverpool can move to within one of AC Milan&#8217;s seven European Cups with both trailing Real Madrid (13).<\/li>\n<li>Klopp has beaten Pochettino four times in nine previous meetings with the latter winning just once.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Reds humbled Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield, cancelling the Catalan giants 3-0 semi-final first leg lead, whilst Spurs came from a 3-0 down on aggregate to eliminate Ajax via the away goals rule.<\/p>\n<p>It means a tantalising 10th meeting between two of the Premier League&#8217;s most proactive coaches; a head-to-head which Klopp leads 4-1.<\/p>\n<p>Also, looking at the bigger picture, whoever succeeds will secure a first major honour as manager of their respective club (unless Liverpool pips Manchester City to Premier League glory).<\/p>\n<p>One keen observer will be multi-decorated and two-time Champions League-winning coach Jose Mourinho, who can&#8217;t decide who should be triumphant between the pair.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Did Liverpool Complete The &quot;IMPOSSIBLE&quot; Comeback? 4-0 Barcelona SQUAWKA TACTICS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/exbwNpZ65ZM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will be in trouble in the final because I like Mauricio and Jurgen very, very much and I think they both deserve to win a trophy!&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/news\/i-think-they-both-deserve-to-win-a-trophy-mourinho-praises-klopp-\/1h1g70h60w0vg10ftqurt5n70c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beIN Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Advantage Klopp?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Next month&#8217;s European Cup final will see Klopp and Pochettino square off for the tenth time. All of their previous meetings have come whilst representing Liverpool and Spurs respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The first three, all coming in the Premier League, ended in a stalemate (0-0, 1-1, 1-1). In fact, their first game on October 17, 2015, was Klopp&#8217;s inaugural match as Reds boss.<\/p>\n<p>The next four saw Klopp win twice (2-1 and 2-0 both at Anfield in the League Cup and the Premier League) with Poch clinching a 4-1 home win alongside a 2-2 draw. The last two, coming this season in the league, saw Liverpool win 2-1 on both occasions including a dramatic victory at Anfield in March.<\/p>\n<p>So, as things stand, that&#8217;s four Klopp wins to\u00a0Pochettino&#8217;s one. 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