Pochettino shocked by suspension
FOOTBALL: Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said he was “in shock” after receiving a two-match touchline ban from the English Football Association.
Pochettino was also fined £10,000 ($A18,600) after accepting an improper conduct charge for confronting referee Mike Dean following Tottenham’s 2-1 Premier League loss at Burnley.
“I am in shock. I still think it’s unfair, but what can I do now? Nothing, only to accept it,” Pochettino said ahead of Tottenham’s next league trip, to Southampton tomorrow morning (AEST).
“I still need to see the reasons, but the letter has still not arrived.”
Pochettino said he would decide whether to appeal the ban after reading the FA’s letter.
“I’m so curious to see why they decided to do what they did,” he said. “I need to see the reason why, then we’ll see what happens.
“This is my seventh season in England and you can see how I have behaved from day one.”
Having managed Southampton following his move to England in 2013, Pochettino hopes the relegation-threatened side, sitting two points above the drop zone, stay up under manager Ralph Hasenhuttl.
“A lot of people were disappointed when I left the club and they are not going to forgive, but I still love them,” Pochettino said.
“In one year and a half I spent there, it was a great experience.”