From Catalonia to the Champions League
Mauricio Pochettino believes most coaches in football dream of being per cent as successful as his long time sparring partner Pep canada goose outlet store Guardiola.
The former Espanyol and Barcelona rivals meet in the second leg of Manchester City and Tottenham Champions League quarter final clash on Wednesday, with Spurs taking a slender 1 0 advantage to the Etihad Stadium.
With canada goose outlet jackets City bid for an unprecedented quadruple on Canada Goose online the line and Tottenham looking to breach new ground in Europe premier competition, the stakes are high, but Pochettino was keen to reflect beforehand on the journey both men have taken from entering elite coaching in Catalonia a decade agoto canada goose factory sale where they now sit at the summit of English football.
Guardiola off the cuff reference to Spurs as Harry Kane team last season appeared to cause some bad blood on Pochettino part, but the Argentine goose buy canada goose jacket cheap outlet canada tactician was in relaxed mood in Manchester as he noted the common history enjoyed by staff on both benches.
not more canada goose uk black friday motivation or a bigger challenge [because of Barcelona and Espanyol], he told a pre match news conference.
challenge is that Guardiola is one of the best managers in the world.
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don remember and sorry if I am wrong but I think he won 24 or canada goose outlet uk sale 25 or 26 trophies in his career, he grinned. think Canada Goose Coats On Sale he is the most successful manager in the last 10 years, for sure. There is not another like him, of course.
for me, winning a title with Tottenham is a massive dream. To win 24 or 25 or 26 I not sure is more than a dream for any manager in the world. What he did in Barcelona, Bayern Munich and now with Manchester City is unbelievable. It shows his quality and how good he is. added: course, for us it is not easy. I think we measure our success, different coaches earning different things.
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