Marcelo Bielsa saw Mauricio Pochettino's talent from a young age CFC
Brentford braced for Thomas Frank approach from Tottenham this summerMauricio Pochettino set to sign Chelsea contract this weekFernando Torres sent off after touchline clash with ex-Liverpool teammateGetting his first contract was a nerve-wracking experience for a young Pochettino, but one that only took five minutes due to Bielsa’s ability to spot a future great of the game.
“He said to me ‘you’re going to play like a striker’, and I said ‘no, no I am a centre back’ and he said ‘yes but my scouts say in your hometown you play as a striker?’ I said ‘yes because in my town I was the best there’. In a small town you play as a striker, centre back, midfielder, you play in every position.
Pochettino’s Premier League career began in 2013 at Southampton before Spurs snapped him up in 2014 and really made his mark as a coach.
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