Barcelona’s current manager Luis Enrique has announced he will leave at the end of the season and Pochettino has been linked with taking over this summer.
“I saw. It’s a big list, 100 names,” Pochettino said.
“It’s like if I left there would be a list of 50 names to replace me. That’s the business I know very well. I am born, not with the bull but a ball in my arms, I understand very well the business.”
Pochettino certainly did not rule out a move to Barcelona but also insisted he was happy at Tottenham, with whom he signed a five-year contract last year.
“I understand I am at one of the biggest clubs in Europe, Tottenham is one of those,” Pochettino said.
“We are in a position where you can see we play good football, an exciting team with very good players, but it’s normal we call the attention of the rest of the clubs, of football people around the world.
“We are one of the exciting teams to watch. I don’t think about being flattered. We are part of that business and our name appears on the list.”
I can understand Pochettino being pleased to be linked with the Barcelona job, who wouldn’t be?
He was at Espanyol for six-and-a-half years and only managed Copa del Rey twice: 1999–2000 and in 2005–06.
The 44 year old also oversaw a handful of Argentinian youth international games, but he’s won nothing of any note.
This is fourth year in England and still the drought continues.
Or 14/1 if you want to back it.
UKipper Paul Nuttal was recently embarrassed by exaggerations on his CV which included playing for Tranmere and ‘surviving’ the Hillsborough disaster.
Thing is, Nuttal probably had more of a chance of getting a game at Tranmere than Poch has of landing the Barca job.
