‘All worth it’: Pochettino leads Spurs to pinnacle after years of pain
Tottenham’s manager Mauricio Pochettino and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris celebrate their victory at the end of the Uefa Champions League semi-final second leg match with Ajax at Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam May 8, 2019. — AFP pic
But, he added, reverting to Spanish, “it was all worth it” with an all-English showdown against Liverpool to come in the biggest club game of all in Madrid on June 1, just two months after the opening of a new stadium which Spurs had been hoping would propel them to the next level. “I think this amazing season in our new home and this chapter that we are going to close now — to close the chapter playing a final, and if we win, it would be an amazing book.”
“This year has been crazy — and not just for us — but already after three matches in the group stage we were practically eliminated and now we find ourselves in the final,” said goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.Spurs’ achievement has certainly come against the odds, but at the same time it is a confirmation of their new status as one of the game’s leading powers.
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