Pochettino has been accused by many to be content with being top four in the Premier League instead of aiming to finish first, especially since the club has failed to sign any new players.
Pochettino addressed this issue in a daily mail interview:
“If some people believe the manager of Tottenham doesn’t want to win they are not right in their minds,”
“I’m here to win. The reality is to win and to have the argument about whether you have the tools to win is a different matter. We have had massive success at the club, getting [to the] Champions League for the third year in a row.
“But maybe that is not enough and maybe we need to change certain things because for me it is not enough. I want to challenge and fight to win things until the end, that moment when my chairman Daniel Levy says to me, ‘Mauricio go home and find another project’.
“Winning is my concern and I feel responsible for this after four years with the club to try to achieve this.
“Maybe our history and the reality is different, but the players are fighting and working so hard and we are there with them.”
“To compete at that level and challenge the big sides that have focused on improving their teams, while the reality for us has been improving our facilities, such as building the training ground and new stadium, I think it is not fair to compare us with these kinds of clubs,”
“We are competing in the same race but in a different way.”
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