{"id":1104000,"date":"2019-08-30T16:20:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T15:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1104000"},"modified":"2019-08-30T16:21:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T15:21:10","slug":"mauricio-pochettino-rumours-quit-spurs-after-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/mauricio-pochettino-rumours-quit-spurs-after-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio Pochettino hits back at rumours he will quit Spurs after the Arsenal game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has described reports that he is preparing to leave the club as &#8220;stupid&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old Argentine tactician was left frustrated after Spurs&#8217; surprise 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United, leading many to speculate about his future with the Lilywhites.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What started the Pochettino Spurs exit rumours? Five things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Spurs started their 2019\/20 Premier League campaign by collecting four points from nine available.<\/li>\n<li>Heading into the first north London derby of this season they were beaten 1-0 at home by Newcastle United.<\/li>\n<li>Mauricio Pochettino cut a frustrated figure following the game.<\/li>\n<li>This led to rumours on social media suggesting he&#8217;s about to quit.<\/li>\n<li>Pochettino has labeled those reports as &#8220;stupid&#8221; whilst reaffirming his commitment to the club.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7354781-emery-must-resist-his-crystal-palace-tribute-act-to-punish-unsettled-spurs<\/p>\n<p>It subsequently led to rumours on social media suggesting that he was preparing to walk away following the upcoming north London derby against fierce rivals Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>This in turn led to some bookmakers no longer taking bets on him becoming the first Premier League manager to leave his job this season.<\/p>\n<p>When this was brought to his attention Pochettino was naturally angry; despite a difficult 2019 \u2013 in which they&#8217;ve picked up 15 points from their last 15 league games \u2013 he believes there&#8217;s still room for growth and though he&#8217;s been at the club since 2014, his goals are not yet reached.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Champions League 2019\/20 Group Stage Draw w\/ Statman Dave | Liverpool, Spurs, Man City &amp; Chelsea\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rjrzOzuv8YY?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;What I can say about that stupid rumour,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/fixtures-results\/pochettino-spurs-arsenal-levy-merson-16840149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After five years now I start the sixth and you know how we worked in the summer to try to rebuild and update.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That stupidity can only happen through some rumour sent into social media that creates a big problem that doesn&#8217;t exist. I&#8217;m not going to walk away after the north London derby.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to be here Monday, Tuesday&#8230; My plan is to travel &#8211; I&#8217;m not going to tell you where because I have some commitments, and then Friday again to London, meeting with Daniel [Levy], the weekend I think I&#8217;m going to watch some games live of national teams and Monday is preparing the week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m not going to walk away. I\u2019m not this type of person to send a message through social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s clear no? Do you bet? It&#8217;s closed now eh? You lose your money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Spurs continually improving under Pochettino<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Since joining Spurs from Southampton in 2014 the former Espanyol manager has seen the club go from looking on the outside to becoming a genuine top four club.<\/p>\n<p>Under him they&#8217;ve fifth (2014\/15), third (2015\/16), second (2016\/17), third (2017\/18) and fourth (2018\/19).<\/p>\n<p>His fifth season in charge saw Spurs reach a first Champions League final although they were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool nevertheless it was a mark of how far they&#8217;ve come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has described reports that he is preparing to leave the club as &#8220;stupid&#8221;. The 47-year-old Argentine tactician was left frustrated after Spurs&#8217; surprise 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United, leading many to speculate about his future with the Lilywhites. What started the Pochettino Spurs exit rumours? 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