I may drop Danny again
DANNY ROSE could be ordered to train again this weekend instead of playing – and Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists he does not care.
The England defender said he was ‘fuming’after being left out of the squad for last week’s 2-0 loss at Arsenal.
Pochettino made Rose train instead because he is still not fully fit after nine months out with a knee injury. Rose played 90 minutes on Tuesday in the Champions League at Borussia Dortmund and as a result could be excluded at home to West Brom tomorrow.
But Pochettino made it clear that whatever happens, Rose will just have to accept it.
“Will I make him train again?” he said. “Yes, maybe. We need to assess him. With Danny, after his injury it is important every time he is going to play he feels fresh to give his best. I am happy that he was angry because it means he wanted to play. But in the same way I don’t care, because it is my decision – I’m the boss. That is the problem for the players.
“He never showed that feeling to me. That’s why it surprised me, because the day before we had a conversation and he never showed he was angry.” Manchester United are keen to lure Rose in a £40 million deal. Spurs won’t let that happen in January but Pochettino did not give any assurances that Rose would be around next term.
He said: “You cannot guess what’s going to happen in the future, and with myself it’s the same.”