POCH: SPURS PROJECT GOES ON NEXT SEASON... WITH OR WITHOUT ME

Tottenham v Watford Wembley Stadium, 8pm MAURICIO POCHETTINO has cast further doubt over his future at Spurs by refusing to confirm he will be in charge next season.

He first raised eyebrows after the FA Cup semi-final loss to Manchester United when he said: “Tottenham need more time, with or without me.”

And when asked ahead of tonight’s visit of Watford if he would be staying to lead Spurs into their new stadium, Pochettino (above) instead

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“After the disappointment of the result against Manchester United, I was very honest to tell you we create a philosophy and a project for the long-term and are trying to be different to other clubs,” said Pochettino, whose deal runs until 2021.

“I wanted to say the club isn’t going to change. If I stay here for three years more, after three years the project will not change. The most important thing now is that project, we need to keep pushing.

“Of course, we’re frustrated about bad results. But we can’t change because the club can’t change. It can’t go, ‘OK that is the project in Tottenham and now we’re going to do the same Manchester United are doing now’.

“Tottenham needed, when we arrived here, to have a clear idea about discipline, rules, principles, a project to develop, to use young players.

“Whether it’s me or another, that’s the right project.”

On whether he would extend his contract he said it depended on what chairman Daniel Levy wanted, adding: “Only he has the answer to that question.”