Newport managers praise for “class act” Pochettino

Newport County manager Mike Flynn praised counterpart Mauricio Pochettino after his League 2 battlers pushed us to an FA Cup fourth-round replay.

Irishman Padraig Amond gave Flynn’s outfit a deserved lead at Rodney Park as the hosts took advantage of our lacklustre efforts.

However the introduction of the in-form Heung-min Son turned the game in our favour, as the South Korean deftly flicked on Kieran Trippier’s corner for Harry Kane to tap home a close-range tap-in eight minutes from time for a 1-1 draw.

An article in The London Evening Standard says Flynn was full of praise for Pochettino during his post-match press conference, with the two teams set to meet again at Wembley.

“Speaking to Mauricio before the game was a real eye-opener for me, he’s a real class act,” Flynn told reporters.”If Wembley is like the second half here I won’t relish it! I can’t speak highly enough of my players but we’ve come up against a class team and a class manager. He was so accommodating and complimentary.”

Flynn was then asked what Pochettino said to him, and the 37-year old added: “He said we’ll treat this exactly the same as any other game.He’s a class operator and he wants to do the best for his club. Mauricio Pochettino showing Michael Flynn respect is no bad thing.”

Keep up to date with all the latest Tottenham news and opinion by following SpursWeb’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Related Topics

Have something to tell us about this article? Let us know