Pochettino has to prove he can take club further, says Wenger

Mauricio Pochettino needs to show Tottenham he can take them to the next level despite the club lacking the same “chemistry” as in recent years, according to Arsene Wenger.

Pochettino is coming under increased scrutiny following a poor start to the season – magnified in the last week by a 7-2 Champions League mauling by Bayern Munich and a 3-0 Premier League loss at Brighton.

The 47-year-old took Spurs to the Champions League final last season before losing to Liverpool and has turned the club into a team which is consistently finishing in the top four.

But Pochettino is still yet to win a trophy in north London and is starting to feel the strain as talk of dressing-room unrest also threatens to derail what has already been a shaky start.

Former Arsenal boss Wenger believes Pochettino must now show he is the man capable of taking Tottenham further.

“I think he has done very well and everyone acknowledges this,” Wenger told beIN Sports.

“When he came to Tottenham he slowly built them up with a very good young generation and every year people want something more from you.

“I experienced that at Arsenal, we were 20 consecutive years in the top four but in the end it was not enough any more – today if you get in the Champions League people are very happy.

“That means that happens to Pochettino, when you are four or five years somewhere, no matter how good a job you have done, you have to show you can give people more and he is at that stage.”