The Tottenham Hotspur manager turned 46 yesterday.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino addressed the media ahead of his side’s clash with Huddersfield Town today, and admitted that it was his initial plan to retire when he reached 50-years-old, as quoted by Football.London.
The Argentine has been in charge of Spurs since May 2014, and has worked wonders, transforming his team into perennial title contenders and genuine challengers for the Champions League.
The Lilywhites currently sit in fourth position in the Premier League table, and are still in the FA Cup and Champions League, but questions are still being asked regarding their failure to win in a major trophy since 2008.
Pochettino, who turned 46 yesterday, is under intense pressure in his role as Spurs boss, but he insisted that it does not affect him, when speaking to reporters, as quoted by Football.London:
“When I was young, when I started my career as a manager at 36, I said, ‘Ok I’m going to be a manager but I put the limit at 50. But now I don’t know. What I believed when I started my career as a manager, I’d lose my hair and go grey. That I’d live in a drama. When I watched football and all the problems and the manager is always criticised by everyone and tries to defend themselves, sees the phantom and is fighting with you, fighting with the fans. That is no life. OK, I’m going to improve and enjoy my job but if I’m going to suffer or create a drama in my life, I prefer to go away. I don’t want to stay every day fighting with people.”
If Pochettino continues to grow, and his Tottenham team carry on their evolution, he will surely bring great success to the north London outfit, and for a manager of his quality, 50 would be far too young for him retire.
Spurs fans shouldn’t worry too much. As long as the fire stays in his belly, he will surely be around for years still to come.
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