Tired Levy needs to feel our love, Poch tells fans
MAURICIO POCHETTINO has pleaded with Tottenham fans to show some love to ‘tired’ Daniel Levy after the club’s stadium move hit further delays this week. Levy apologised on Wednesday following confirmation that Tottenham will play their January 13 fixture with Manchester United at Wembley. There is anger from fans over delays to the £1billion project but Pochettino said yesterday: ‘The chairman is suffering a lot. He is so tired about work. The last few months he didn’t sleep because he is trying to deliver the stadium. ‘I think people don’t realise the magnitude of the project and how difficult it is to manage. ‘Everyone is disappointed because we are still not playing there but the day we move everyone is going to realise how massive the project was and how good the facilities are. ‘It doesn’t just depend on him. When you build something, you depend on many companies. I think it’s more than 20 that are working there. It’s so, so difficult. That is why he needs to feel the love from the fans and the club. ‘He is working so hard, too hard, to leave a legacy for ever. And I think that’s fantastic.’ The club are in a race against time to play their Champions League last 16 tie in February at the new ground. Otherwise they may be forced to play at a half-full Wembley. As it stands the capacity is limited to 51,000 and local residents are fiercely opposing Tottenham’s application for a temporary lifting of the cap. Pochettino, meanwhile, laughed off rumours of interest from Real Madrid. ‘I prefer that newspapers talk about things like this than, “Tottenham is going to sack me”, or “people are tired of me”. I don’t get bored (with the speculation) but he (Levy) maybe is worried,’ joked Pochettino. ‘He suffers because he’s jealous about me! It’s normal, no? He’s a very jealous person.’