Pochettino talks going to the bathroom at half time and the tough match AFC Wimbledon brought
It was a tough game due to circumstances on the squad. Some players made their first debut at the bridge and played a brilliant game.
Poch clarifies that he simply needed the bathroom at half time which is why he went into the tunnel early and it had nothing to do with him feeling disappointed
Poch clarifies that he simply needed the bathroom at half time which is why he went into the tunnel early and it had nothing to do with him feeling disappointed
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00:00 to get around as many as possible.
00:02 We would like to get that stuff. Andy?
00:04 Hello.
00:06 A victory in the end, but were you hoping not to bring on players like Enzo Fernandez?
00:11 Johnny Jackson has just come in and said that was maybe a symbol of how tough the game was.
00:15 You had to bring on those players because it was a tough game for you.
00:19 Yeah, it was tough.
00:21 That is the beauty of the competition and the Cups.
00:25 Yeah, it was tough.
00:26 I think for the circumstance that we have on the squad at the moment,
00:32 yes, many players that were involved today.
00:35 I am happy with the performance overall.
00:37 Too many players that made their debut here and started for the first time.
00:42 I think it is many positive things.
00:45 But of course, we have a squad and players that were resting and were on the bench in case we needed them.
00:53 They were fresh to go to the game and of course,
00:58 to help the team to achieve what we wanted.
01:02 Okay, we will go to Jamie.
01:04 Mauricio, the reports tonight are finalising a deal with Manchester City for Koolhammer.
01:12 How pleased are you?
01:13 I don't know anything at the moment.
01:15 I cannot talk about players that do not belong to us.
01:19 And what I can say, nothing at the moment.
01:23 It sounds like he is having a medical tomorrow.
01:25 Who said that?
01:27 The reports are saying that.
01:28 Yeah, the reports.
01:29 The club still did not tell me.
01:32 Okay.
01:33 In theory, is he a player that you would be keen to get into?
01:36 I don't want to talk about the players that still do not sign.
01:40 Is there still a bit more business to do before Friday night?
01:43 Maybe yes, maybe no.
01:45 Maybe you know better than me what is going on around.
01:52 I will go to Tom.
01:53 Mauricio, it looked like you went down the tunnel a little earlier at half-time.
01:58 Were you disappointed about what you saw?
02:00 No, because I needed to go to the toilet.
02:02 That is the truth.
02:04 No, not disappointed.
02:06 It was 15 seconds before the finish.
02:10 But it is true.
02:11 I went to the toilet quick.
02:13 And then to see the report of the first 45 minutes to fix some things.
02:18 And to see actions.
02:20 And I started to show to the players.
02:22 And then because we wanted to change.
02:24 To make some changes.
02:27 Like Nico going in at half-time.
02:31 Yeah, but only for that.
02:33 Not because I was disappointed.
02:35 And we expected to see four or five 16 or 17-year-olds on the team sheet.
02:41 Yes, and after, yes, they were involved here on the day with the team.
02:49 But on the end we decided that only one guy was there.
02:54 I was going to ask you about Levi Collway.
02:56 He looked injured when he came off the...
02:58 No, he is not injured.
02:59 It was only a kick.
03:02 It is not a big issue.
03:05 It is only a small problem.
03:07 He went down the tunnel, was it just to get some massage?
03:10 Him?
03:11 Yeah.
03:12 Yeah, it was with ice on his ankle.
03:16 But then it is not going to be a problem for the weekend.
03:21 Mauricio, do you think your team made it harder than it should have been for themselves?
03:26 I know Wimbledon came here, they had a plan, a mission, a big night for them.
03:30 But did your team perform as good as they could have done?
03:34 I don't understand the question.
03:36 What did he say?
03:38 That is the beauty of the competition.
03:47 For any club in Premier League, it is always difficult to play.
03:52 Again, a team that belongs to the level they are in League 2.
04:02 I know it was the motivation and the desire.
04:05 Sometimes it was a penalty for me or it was offside.
04:11 But that is the beauty of the competition.
04:14 These things can happen.
04:16 You had quite an exchange with the Wimbledon striker Harry Pell.
04:19 When he came back, the guy who got the penalty, I saw he came back from the penalty.
04:25 He came back and you were this and you were this together.
04:28 Were you angry at the decision?
04:30 I don't know, maybe I made a mistake because I should not talk with the opponent or with the players.
04:37 I was disappointed there because you have the tablet and you see that the tablet on the bench
04:44 you can see that there is no penalty and it is offside.
04:49 You are frustrated but I need to say sorry if I say something to the player of Wimbledon
04:56 because I think it is not my style.
04:58 That is the moment I was disappointed.
05:01 I thought it was unfair the decision from the referee.
05:07 Because now we are in the last few years with the VAR, now we don't have the VAR.
05:14 It is like, oh my goodness, we are unprotected.
05:16 Mauricio, when you have the ball around the box like you did so much today,
05:22 does it hammer home how useful it is sometimes just to have somebody who puts the ball in the back of the net?
05:27 Is that the missing piece?
05:29 Today there were many clear actions to score.
05:35 But I think we cannot say that we need a player that can score more than the players we have.
05:43 I think the players we have, we are going to trust them and for sure we are going to...
05:49 And then we won the game.
05:51 I think we are talking about very negative in all the way.
05:55 There are too many Premier League teams that are out of the competition.
06:00 I think we need to talk more about the positive things.
06:05 Maybe we should score more.
06:07 The game was always under control.
06:09 Few actions that maybe they should score, of course, because they are a very good team.
06:15 And the level of this League 2 is very good.
06:19 But it does not surprise me because I was here with Juan and Tottenham.
06:25 These types of games are always so, so difficult.
06:29 But ahead of Brighton in the next round, is that a tough challenge for Maipa?
06:35 But now he is about to think about the Saturday game.
06:39 Yes, we will arrive at Brighton and we will talk about that.
06:42 But if you want to win the competition, you should beat all the teams.
06:48 If not, it is impossible.
06:50 For me, it is the same Brighton as another team.
06:53 We need to play and we play at home.
06:56 For sure, when the moment comes, we will compete in our best.
07:01 Final question.
07:02 Mauricio, can you tell us much about Marcou career situation?
07:05 You are subjecting him tonight, but are you expecting him to leave before the window closes?
07:09 I don't know anything.
07:11 Maybe I repeat, maybe you know better than me.
07:14 All the players that are involved every day in the training ground with us,
07:19 are in our plan.
07:21 And then, like, you know, things happen.
07:25 Because it is the decision of both parties, club and player, player and club.
07:29 If something happens in the next few days, we will communicate to you.
07:33 Okay, thank you everyone.
07:34 Thank you.
07:35 Good night.
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