Pochettino’s pre-Norwich press conference

Mauricio Pochettino held his pre-Norwich press conference earlier. Here’s what he had to say.

He told the press: “I think that I need to repeat the same that I said at the start of the season. Our aim is to stay as far up the table as possible and (see where we are) at the end of the season. But we don’t want to set a limit only try to win every game and today it is good because we are fourth but the most important thing is at the end of the season if we are in the same position or higher.”

Question: Did Norwich’s 2-1 win over Manchester United surprise you?
“Not surprised me because Norwich is a very good team. They are a very tough team. They defend deeper and play on the counter attack and have very good players. So it did not surprise me. We will expect a very tough game. In the Premier League, every game is difficult and for that reason, the most important thing is how we work and how we play the game and for me, it’s more important to be focussed on our performance.”

(on his teams league position of 4th)
“I think that I need to repeat the same that I said at the start of the season. Our aim is to stay as far up the table as possible and (see where we are) at the end of the season. But we don’t want to set a limit only try to win every game and today it is good because we are fourth but the most important thing is at the end of the season if we are in the same position or higher.”

(on Norwich beating Man Utd)
“Not surprised me because Norwich is a very good team. They are a very tough team. They defend deeper and play on the counter attack and have very good players. So it did not surprise me. We will expect a very tough game. In the Premier League, every game is difficult and for that reason, the most important thing is how we work and how we play the game and for me, it’s more important to be focussed on our performance.”