Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said yesterday he sympathised with former club Southampton, who sacked Mark Hughes on Monday, but he is confident the south-coast side have the resources to overcome their Premier League struggles. Hughes was dismissed eight months into his Southampton tenure with the team lying 18th in the league with nine points from 14 games going into tonight’s meeting with their old Argentine boss at Spurs’ temporary Wembley home. "Always my affection is going to be there with my first club in England. It had a massive impact in my life and I'm grateful to Southampton," Pochettino said. "I think they have the tools to lift from that situation and I always wish the best for them but tomorrow we compete and we need to win the three points."

Source: Express December 05, 2018 19:07 UTC