Tottenham’s Danny Rose has hit out at the club in an explosive interview.
Tottenham Hotspur defender Danny Rose has hit out at the club in a stinging interview with The Sun.
Rose, currently out of action with injury, believes he is underpaid and wants one more big contract – and crucially wishes to win trophies.
The 27-year-old is England’s first choice left-back and wants Tottenham to match the ambition of their Premier League rivals.
Rose’s form has been terrific since Mauricio Pochettino took over as head coach in 2014 from Tim Sherwood, but he is upset that the Argentine is credited solely with his form.
The defender says he feels he had just one below par season, and the criticism he received in 2014 when he signed a new deal still stings – and he has to get his feelings off his chest.
He said: “People speak about me and to me as if I had two left feet before Mauricio came to the club.
“But I want people to understand that having one average season, as I’d had, doesn’t make you a bad player. You need to distinguish that.
“I don’t usually blow my own trumpet, but I was a good player before the manager came. I am an even better one now and he has helped me become more consistent.
“But don’t ever speak about me as if I had two left feet before he arrived. I am not having that. I’ll never forget how some fans treated me when I signed a contract.
“I have been desperate to get that on record and I hope people read about my mindset on that one. I am happy at Tottenham, I love my team-mates and the fans have been great for the last three years.
“But I got a lot of stick before Mauricio came to the club. I’ll never forget some of the things they were saying about me.”
Rose says he does not wish to leave the club but his comments make it difficult.
The timing of his interview, just days before the season starts, is poor, and will be a distraction ahead of the club’s Premier League opener.
For that reason alone head coach Mauricio Pochettino is likely to be severely disappointed, and is likely to take a dim view.
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