Speaking to the Spurs Web YouTube Channel, Michael Dawson has opened up on how he felt when he left Tottenham.
The centre-half made his name at Spurs, becoming something of a fan favourite during his nine-year spell with the club, but unfortunately, all good things have to come to an end.
Dawson was sold to Hull City not long after Pochettino arrived, and he was seemingly very upset by the fact he had to leave, admitting that he cried on his way out of the training ground.
“When I did leave I’ll never forget leaving Enfield the training ground, driving down the M25 crying, because it was a hard time. It’s football and you make decisions and when Mauricio came in I was sold. Was it the right decision? You never know, but I love playing football, and that’s why I’m still playing at 37 now,” Dawson said.
“You can stay and fight for your position, but going back to when AVB was there I was going through three months where I wasn’t playing. It was the hardest time of my career probably at Spurs when I wasn’t playing. I thought that when I got to 30, if that had happened for two years, where would my career go? It was gut-wrenching to leave, but Spurs is a massive part of my life.”
We can understand why Dawson was so upset. He was settled at Spurs, the fans loved him and he was only 30 years old at the time, so he probably felt he still had something to offer.
Whether or not it was the right decision is up for debate. The pairing of Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld was solid for Spurs under Pochettino for years, so you can’t really complain about that, but Dawson would probably have still been able to contribute if he was kept on.
Dawson is still playing these days, turning out for Nottingham Forest, but it seems as though he wishes he could have stayed at Tottenham for a little longer than he did.
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