Mauricio Pochettino sees long future with Tottenham after Arsenal derby draw
Mauricio Pochettino said this week he would like to stay at Tottenham Hotspur for as long as Arsene Wenger has been at Arsenal and performances like the one Spurs produced in the 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Saturday can only help his cause.
Tottenham, who so often come to the Emirates and leave with their cockerel feathers in tatters, showed true battling spirit and made the short journey home with a well-deserved point from a typically entertaining north London derby.
Wenger celebrates 18 years as Arsenal’s boss on Wednesday while Pochettino has been Spurs manager for only three months.
Today we showed that we could compete with a big team like Arsenal and this is a good point for us
This was Wenger’s 44th derby against Spurs – and he has only lost six – and Pochettino’s first.
While the young Argentine coach admitted that Spurs still developing their style under his philosophy, which produced some excellent results at Southampton last season, he was hugely encouraged by the way they played.
“Today we showed that we could compete with a big team like Arsenal and this is a good point for us,” said Pochettino. “I am happy.
“Younes Kaboul played like a real captain today and we really competed. Perhaps we still need to improve our style, but we have time.