Pochettino gives verdict on Spurs’ friendly thrashing at Girona

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Mauricio Pochettino was happy despite watching his young side suffer a 4-1 thrashing at Girona in Saturday’s final preseason friendly before the Premier League season starts.

Having enjoyed an unbeaten tour of the US, suffering only a defeat to Barcelona on penalties, Pochettino’s men headed to Spain still without a number of their World Cup stars.

Lucas Moura gave them the lead with a superb free-kick, but that was as good as it got for Pochettino’s young side as they were outplayed after that.

After the game, the Spurs chief told the club’s official website: “I am so happy because at the end it’s a lot of positive things.

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“We cannot see only the result – there were a lot of conditions to play, it was so hot, we feel jet lagged because 48 hours ago we were in America and that is why for me it’s important to say thank you to all the young players because they were fantastic.

“To have this type of game against a top-level Spanish team is always important for them. At 17, 18, 19 years old, to have the possibility to play with the first team – I think it’s fantastic.

“The last thing is the result – sometimes you need to feel disappointed and sad but we are in a different direction and way than after the games against Roma, Barcelona and AC Milan (in America). In the context that we played today, the game was very useful for us and there are many positive things to take.”

 

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