Mauricio Pochettino is known for being one of the most demanding managers in world football, and former Arsenal star Robin van Persie was amazed when he heard stories about Tottenham training sessions.
Pochettino faces perhaps his biggest match since joining Spurs this evening, with the north Londoners hosting Dutch side Ajax in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
2
Pochettino has taken Spurs from strength to strength since he joined the club from Southampton
Spurs remarkably overcame Manchester City in the previous round to reach this stage of the competition, and if they make it to the final it may, potentially, be an all-English affair.
Their Premier League rivals Liverpool have also reached the final four, with their semi-final first leg scheduled for Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp’s side visit LaLiga giants Barcelona before next week’s return leg at Anfield.
Tottenham are considered narrow favourites to overcome Ajax, though Pochettino will have to be wary given the Eredivisie outfit have beaten both Real Madrid and Juventus in previous rounds of this season’s competition.
LATEST FOOTBALL NEWS
But their own defeat of Man City shows Spurs can match up with Europe’s strongest sides, and Van Persie, who used to represent Tottenham’s fierce local rivals Arsenal, believes they will be too good for Ajax.
“[Man] City had more class than Spurs in the quarter-final,” Van Persie said, as quoted by The Mirror. “They were the better team.
2
Van Persie scored 132 goals for Arsenal before joining Manchester United
“I watched that game until the very last second and it was fantastic. It had so much excitement and drama.
“I still feel for Pep Guardiola. Is he ever going to dare celebrate a victory or an important goal again in future when VAR is introduced in the Premier League?
“I can see Tottenham doing great things against Ajax.”
LIVE ON talkSPORT
talkSPORT is your home of live football! Here's what's coming up on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2...
- Millwall vs Bristol City (Tuesday, 7:45pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Swansea vs Derby (Wednesday, 7:45pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Barcelona vs Liverpool (Wednesday, 8pm) – talkSPORT
- Eintracht Frankfurt vs Chelsea (Thursday, 8pm) – talkSPORT 2
- West Ham vs Southampton (Saturday, 3pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Cardiff vs Crystal Palace (Saturday 5:30pm) – talkSPORT
Van Persie admitted he has heard stories about Pochettino’s training sessions as Tottenham boss, and he continued to reveal the ‘bizarre’ things he has been told about the Argentine’s methods, especially when compared with Liverpool boss Klopp.
“It is very clever how far Pochettino has taken this team,” he said. “I have heard some great stories about how hard the players have to train under him.
“The amount of running is bizarre. I hear it is even tougher than under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.”
Former Arsenal ace Robin van Persie reveals 'great stories' he's heard about Tottenham and Liverpool training Published By: Talksport.com - Premier League - Today Mauricio Pochettino is known for being one of the most demanding managers in world football, and former Arsenal star Robin van Persie was am
Robin van Persie apologises to Arsenal fans over acrimonious
Former Arsenal ace Robin van Persie reveals 'great stories' he's heard about Tottenham and Liverpool training fpnews April 30, 2019 0 Mauricio Pochettino is known for being one of the most demanding managers in world football, and former Arsenal star Robin van Persie was amazed when he heard stories about Tottenham training sessions.
NewsNow: Robin van Persie news | Breaking News 24/7
Robin van Persie apologises to Arsenal fans over acrimonious Gunners exit. The Dutch striker caused uproar amongst Gunners supporters when he moved to rivals Manchester United in 2012
Analytic Archives - Football Premier League News
footballnote.com/category/analytic/
Former Arsenal ace Robin van Persie reveals 'great stories' he's heard about Tottenham and Liverpool training bizarre Liverpool and Spurs are the two Premier League Former Ajax star Rafael van der Vaart says double nutmeg on Jack Wilshere was a Tottenham highlight
Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl is a 'poor man's Jurgen
fussboll.com/2019/04/14/southampton-boss-ralph-hasenhuttl-is-a-poor-mans-jurgen-klopp-says-ian-holloway/
The former Blackpool and Crystal Palace manager went on to suggest that Hasenhuttl is not quite as good as Klopp but was quick to praise the 51-year-old's work on the south coast. Holloway told talkSPORT: "The difference he's made to [Nathan] Redmond up front has been phenomenal. They [Southampton] have been competing in every single game
Dwight Gayle: West Brom forward handed two-game ban after
Arsenal's Century Club - Robin van Persie Arsenal Arsenal (Weblog) 06:06 8-May-19 Ex-Arsenal ace reveals 'great stories' he's heard about Spurs and Liverpool training talkSPORT 15:17 30-Apr-19 'Bizarre': Van Persie shares what he's heard about Poch's training sessions at Tottenham HITC 12:03 30-Apr-19
Arsenal ace Robin van Persie reveals secret of his goal
Former Arsenal ace Robin van Persie reveals 'great stories' he's heard about Tottenham and Liverpool training Written by: fpnews Posted on: April 30, 2019 Mauricio Pochettino is known for being one of the most demanding managers in world football, and former Arsenal star Robin van Persie was amazed when he heard stories about Tottenham
Former Arsenal ace Robin van Persie reveals 'great stories
sports.froodl.com/football/english-premier-league/former-arsenal-ace-robin-van-persie-reveals-great-stories-hes-heard-about-tottenham-and-liverpool-training/
Mauricio Pochettino is known for being one of the most demanding managers in world football, and former Arsenal star Robin van Persie was amazed when he heard stories about Tottenham training sessions. Pochettino faces perhaps his biggest match since joining Spurs this evening, with the north Londoners hosting Dutch side Ajax in the first leg…
Former Arsenal ace Robin van Persie reveals 'great stories
Arsenal hot-shot Van Persie reveals the secret of his goal-scoring streak. By Rob Draper for The Mail on Sunday Updated: 18:47 EDT, 17 December 2011
Former Arsenal ace Robin van Persie reveals 'great stories
Former Arsenal ace Robin van Persie reveals 'great stories' he's heard about Tottenham and Liverpool training Liverpool and Spurs are the two Premier League representatives in this season's
Former Arsenal ace Robin van Persie reveals 'great stories
0 comments:
Post a Comment