Daily Mirror

Poch: I love it when people celebrate after beating you. I really love this respect

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the third goal, all the Liverpool fans celebrated. It’s clear we are doing something good.

“That respect, I love this respect. I love it when the people celebrate when they beat you. I don’t like it when the people don’t celebrate because it’s normal to beat Tottenham. That makes me feel so proud.

“Obviously, if you win a trophy, like I did as a player, it is a moment to celebrate. This is my mentality and I don’t want to say it’s right or wrong, I love to celebrate in private and not make it public.

“I love to celebrate the things with your team-mates. If you win, of course, celebrate and show the fans you are happy. It’s fantastic. But when you win, when you win a trophy, when you win something special.

“In the end, ArsenalTot­tenham, we are 30 points each, we are in a similar position, still a lot of points to play for. To be sporting enemies is a fantastic thing, but I don’t want to criticise what people want to do.”

Pochettino, 46, made it pretty clear he does not like the social media culture within football, and even bemoaned that some people cannot enjoy taking their dog for a walk without posting a picture.

The Spurs boss added: “Today it’s normal, look what happened in social media. I go with my dog to the park, Trent Park (in north London), and for some people, the most important thing is not to share with your dog, the walk. “It’s to share with your followers. But I am an old person. Old mentality… “I accept that it is a new world. I accept that the people need it because it is like how you feed yourself, your ego. “It is a social problem, a lot of people need to see what is happening on social media, because it changes your mood.

“For me, I fight to be like this. I am of the older generation. I accept the new technology, but I try to keep a bit of that away. I accept society is different.”

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