{"id":1921,"date":"2019-02-28T10:22:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/2019\/02\/28\/working-with-pochettino-persuaded-me-to-reject-psg-for-spurs-foyth\/"},"modified":"2019-02-28T10:22:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:22:57","slug":"working-with-pochettino-persuaded-me-to-reject-psg-for-spurs-foyth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=1921","title":{"rendered":"Working with Pochettino persuaded me to reject PSG for Spurs – Foyth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tottenham defender Juan\u00a0\u00a0has revealed Mauricio Pochettino was the reason he decided to join Spurs ahead of Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n

The Argentine joined the north London club from Estudiantes in 2017 when he had the option to join the Parisians instead.<\/p>\n

Foyth, 21, has made six appearances in the Premier League this season and has been added to Tottenham’s Champions League squad going into the last 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Speaking to ESPN<\/em>, \u00a0said: “More than anything I decided on Tottenham because there an Argentinian manager and support team \u2014 or they can [at least] speak Spanish \u2014 and because it was a club that supported young players a lot.<\/p>\n

“Also, I had the chance to talk to Mauricio and he told me I had very good features but that he was going to improve that.<\/p>\n

“He was a defender as well so I thought he might have very good recommendations and advice to give me.”<\/p>\n

Despite that support, \u00a0had an underwhelming debut against Wolves last November when he gave away two penalties as Spurs just about clinched a 3-2 win at Molineux, but the youngster says the manager helped him overcome that shaky start.<\/p>\n

“He [Pochettino] told me it’s a situation he had been in,”\u00a0 added. “It happens, so I think he could understand in that sense because he’d been out there, in that same position as me.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

At 6’3″, the 21-year-old might look a natural centre-back, but he says he gradually moved further back through the pitch as his youth went on.<\/p>\n

“I started playing as an attacking midfielder but as time went by I grew taller, because I was quite short, and maybe I lost a bit of the dribbling ability I had,” he said. “That’s why gradually I was moved to a defensive midfielder and then ended up as a central defender when I was 16. It’s late, no?<\/p>\n

“At the time I was happy because when we played small-sized games I always said, ‘I’m Rio Ferdinand’. Then when I started to play there it was hard because I didn’t touch the ball much \u2014 but after a few games it was normal and I enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

“Maybe it’s given me a bit more confidence on the ball. But the problem is that when I played in midfield I wanted to take the ball every time, so maybe I have to be careful.<\/p>\n

“I looked up to Rio Ferdinand very much. I used to like his physical strength. Another player I used to watch a lot was Lucio \u2014 I paid attention to his style. When I was younger, Kaka was my idol because I played a bit more forward and he played in the same position.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Argentine signed for the north London club in 2017 and says his countryman was a major factor Tottenham defender Juan\u00a0\u00a0has revealed Mauricio Pochettino was the reason he decided to join Spurs ahead of Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentine joined the north London club from Estudiantes in 2017 when he had the option to join the … <\/p>\n

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