Spurs fans on Twitter have been reacting to some old quotes from Mauricio Pochettino regarding the Champions League final defeat against Liverpool from last season.
LastWordOnSpurs shared some quotes from the Argentinian manager on Twitter, to mark the one-year anniversary since the 2019 Champions League final. The former Southampton boss spoke on Jake Humphrey’s ‘The High Performance Podcast’ earlier this year about the final in Madrid, saying:
“We were better than Liverpool, deserved more and we dominated. It’s our responsibility we lost. The chapter was done after. I wanted to move forward, I was already thinking rebuild.”
An early penalty from Mohamed Salah and a late finish from Divock Origi were enough for Liverpool to triumph in last season’s Champions League final, although the stats do seem to back up Pochettino’s quotes; his side had significantly more possession and a greater amount of shots on target than Jurgen Klopp’s side (per BBC).
Unfortunately, they weren’t able to make those chances count and the North London club also arguably failed to rebuild during the summer, with the Argentinian unable to move on the players he wanted in the summer transfer window. He was, of course, later sacked in November after a dreadful start to the season.
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Reaction from Spurs fans to the old quotes from Pochettino can be seen in the tweets below.
Dominated? We were allowed to have the ball in safe areas the entire game after going 1 nil down.
— THFC (@D_M_THFC) June 1, 2020
Huge opportunity lost !! We played better but they managed the game better
— Mark Redmond (@MarkRedmond2016) June 1, 2020
Plenty of fans commented on how their former manager dropped Lucas Moura for the final, despite the Brazilian having scored the hat-trick to send the Lilywhites to the final.
No you picked a unfit Harry Kane who done nothing all game… benched a player in Moura who was the only reason we was in the final.
— Tom C (@TomCopps9) June 1, 2020
Should never off dropped Lucas.
— Knappers (@ftfcknappers) June 1, 2020
Other Spurs fans commented that Pochettino was wrong to suggest that they dominated the game.
He’s delusional. Liverpool were in control from the first minute. If they hadn’t scored at the start, they wouldn’t have dropped off.
— Dan Stone (@danthfcuk) June 1, 2020
We were better??? Lol this man is still delusional, thanl God Jose Mo came
— Mehrdad KB (@mehrdadvt) June 1, 2020
Meanwhile, some fans simply commented on how much they miss the Argentinian manager.
? Miss you Poch.. I wonder how he would have rebuilt the squad
— Rg_nald_SA (@Rg_nald_SA) June 1, 2020
Miss you everyday Poch x
— Dylan Lee (@Dylan_Lee_78) June 1, 2020
Overall, it seems as if a lot of Spurs fans disagree with Pochettino’s comments regarding the final against Liverpool.