Mauricio Pochettino faces defining moment in bid for first trophy at Spurs
The manager is keeping his eye on silverware as Tottenham face Borussia Dortmund in the last-16 first leg of the Champions League
Mauricio Pochettino faces a defining moment in his Tottenham reign as the in-demand Argentinian tries to keep his bid for a first major prize alive against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Pochettino has taken to defending his failure to win silverware in almost five years at Tottenham by insisting he values qualification for Europe’s elite club competition more highly than success in the domestic Cups. But for all of Pochettino’s protestations that reaching the Champions League is his primary goal, that claim rings a little hollow when they never make it to the business end of the tournament. Tottenham have never been past the last 16 of either the Champions League or the Europa League since Pochettino arrived from Southampton in May 2014. Now Bundesliga leaders Dortmund, who visit Wembley for the Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday, stand between Pochettino and his first European quarterfinal in what could be his last season with the north London club. Pochet...
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