United States manager Mauricio Pochettino has said that he misses managing in the Premier League (PL) and does think about returning to coach in the league in future. The 53-year-old said the PL was the most competitive league of all, adding that he still has ambitions of winning the league and the Champions League.
Pochettino took over his current role in September 2024, a few months after he quit as Chelsea manager after managing the London club for one season.
“The Premier League is the best league in the world. Of course, I am missing it. I am so happy in America, but also thinking one day to come back to the Premier League. It’s the most competitive league,” Pochettino told BBC Sport.
The Argentinian also expressed surprise over Daniel Levy leaving his role as Tottenham Hotspur chairman, admitting that he stayed on good terms with him during his time at the club and after he left as well.
“I was very surprised [at Levy’s departure]. His legacy is there. It’s amazing what he did for the club. My relationship always was good with him. During my period in Tottenham and after I left”.
“He was a really important person because he gave me the possibility to manage a club like Tottenham. That is, for me, one of the best clubs in the world, with an amazing fanbase,” Pochettino said.
He admitted that he felt a bit “empty” about international management owing to long gaps between matches and a lack of communication when players return to play for their teams.
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“The intensity is completely different because you need to arrive for a few days to prepare the game and play, prepare another game, play, and go back. After November, we are going to have three months until March to prepare another game. In a national team you are desperate to coach the players.”
“You feel empty because after the second game you cannot have communication and you cannot keep working on improving things,” he said.
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