'Rebellion and spirit': Pochettino, by those who know him best

The Tottenham manager used to help his parents on the farm but his success surprises no one in his home town in Argentina

Mauricio Pochettino comes from Murphy, a small town in the south of Santa Fe province in Argentina. The capital of Santa Fe, Rosario, houses two clubs, Rosario Central and Newell’s Old Boys. We spoke to figures in Pochettino’s early years, which led to a playing career as a centre-back with Newell’s Old Boys, Espanyol, Paris Saint- Germain, Bordeaux and Argentina, and managing Espanyol, Southampton and Tottenham.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/31/mauricio-pochettino-by-those-who-know-him-best

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