{"id":9592,"date":"2025-06-07T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T02:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/pochettino-denies-return-to-tottenham-its-not-realistic\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T22:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T02:35:00","slug":"pochettino-denies-return-to-tottenham-its-not-realistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/pochettino-denies-return-to-tottenham-its-not-realistic\/","title":{"rendered":"Pochettino denies return to Tottenham: &#8220;It&#8217;s not realistic&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"EAST HARTFORD, Conn. \u2013 U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino has denied rumors linking him to the vacant coaching position at Tottenham Hotspur, calling the idea &#8220;unrealistic.&#8221;\n\n<p>Following the dismissal of Ange Postecoglou as Tottenham&#8217;s coach on Friday, Pochettino has been mentioned, once again, as a candidate to return to the North London club.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I think since I left in 2019, I&#8217;ve been linked with the team every time the Tottenham manager&#8217;s job has been open,&#8221; he told reporters after the USMNT&#8217;s friendly defeat against Turkey on Saturday.<\/p><cite>Mauricio Pochettino<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n&#8220;My name appears on the list. I&#8217;ve seen the rumors. I&#8217;ve seen there were 100 coaches on the club&#8217;s list. Don&#8217;t worry about that. If something happens, you&#8217;ll surely see it, but we can&#8217;t talk about these kinds of scenarios because I think it&#8217;s not realistic today. I am where I am, it&#8217;s where we are,&#8221; he added.\n\nPochettino managed Tottenham from 2014 to 2019, leading them to a Champions League final before serving as coach of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.\n\nHe joined the USMNT in September 2024 with the task of leading the team to the 2026 World Cup, which the United States will co-host with Canada and Mexico. And, although he clarified that Tottenham holds a special place in his heart, he continued to reject the possibility of a return at this time.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0608%2Fr1503897_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Mauricio Pochettino no prev\u00e9 un regreso al Tottenham en un futuro cercano.\" class=\"wp-image-1234\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Mauricio Pochettino no prev\u00e9 un regreso al Tottenham en un futuro cercano.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nSources close to the club have revealed that Thomas Frank, Brentford&#8217;s coach, and Marco Silva, from Fulham, top the list of potential replacements for Postecoglou. Andoni Iraola, from Bournemouth, is also still under consideration.\n\n<p>Tottenham lifted the Europa League trophy 2024-25 after defeating Manchester United 1-0, winning the Spurs&#8217; first major trophy since 2008. However, the team concluded the Premier League campaign in 17th place.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAST HARTFORD, Conn. \u2013 U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino has denied rumors linking him to the vacant coaching position at Tottenham Hotspur, calling the idea &#8220;unrealistic.&#8221; Following the dismissal of Ange Postecoglou as Tottenham&#8217;s coach on Friday, Pochettino has been mentioned, once again, as a candidate to return to the North London club. 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