Mauricio Pochettino has given his press conference ahead of Tottenham’s meeting with Gent in the Europa League on Thursday evening.
He gave an update on the recoveries of three key players: Jan Vertonghen, Danny Rose and Erik Lamela.
Mauricio on team news: "@JanVertonghen is very well and maybe Sunday he'll be ready to make the starting XI or be on the bench." #COYS pic.twitter.com/Lkz8vp30eF
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 15, 2017
Mauricio: "Danny Rose is on plan, he's very positive, a good reaction after his injury." #COYS pic.twitter.com/yDr2v7E1Db
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 15, 2017
Mauricio: "@ErikLamela is building step by step, positive too. We're happy with the way they [the injured players] are training." #COYS pic.twitter.com/iPUueMG4dj
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 15, 2017
Pochettino also spoke about his future after being linked with the Barcelona, where there could be a vacancy in the summer.
Poch on managing Barca: "I'm at #thfc. I am very happy, 4 more years of contract, enjoying an exciting project, not an easy project."
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) February 15, 2017
The Argentine then suggested Tottenham have improved against the top sides over the last few seasons, and that poor mentality is a difficult thing to change quickly.
Poch: "If you look at history & compare it with the last 6 seasons you can see that the last 2 years we've improved a lot against the top 5"
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) February 15, 2017
Poch: "You cannot change that mentality, that problem, in one and a half years."
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) February 15, 2017
You can watch snippets from the press conference below; Hugo Lloris also addressed the media.
