LAST DANCE
the Argentine will jump at the first sign of money.
Pochettino is as aware as anyone that belts across football will have to be tightened in the post-pandemic world.
“We are going to live in a completely different era in football,” he said. “It’s difficult to know what project is going to be the right project.
“There are many things, at the moment, that we have in our minds about how things are going to be after this virus hopefully disappears.
“How are these clubs or companies – because that’s what they are – going to be?
It’s a big question mark. That’s why it’s so difficult.
“We are a coaching staff that is open to listening to all the projects, all the people.
“We are learning and sharing ideas. You never know when it’s going to be the motivation or the inspiration to say, ‘Oh, they are the right people’, and you want to be with them or their club.
“We are very receptive to listening because every single conversation we can learn from and maybe we can see a motivation to go with them.”
Pochettino has been making the effort to help those eager to tap into his knowledge during lockdown. “I’ve had many conversations through Zoom and Skype,” said the former Argentina star, who famously brought down England’s Michael Owen to concede a decisive penalty at the 2002 World Cup.
“I was in contact with a lot of people that wanted to talk to us. Wanted to hear from us, our ideas.” Now Poch is ready to apply those ideas to a new project – with his emotions ready to handle facing Spurs.
“It’s going to be special, for sure,” he said. “But it’s going to be a game that we’d try to win as the professionals we are.
“With all my respect for the club, the people and the fans, it would be special to come back to Tottenham.”