Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham manager makes trophy gag at London Football Awards

Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham manager makes trophy gag at London Football Awards
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino poked fun at his lack of silverware when named Manager of the Year at the London Football Awards on Thursday night.Pochettino, 46, fought off competition from Charlton’s Lee Bowyer, Watford’s Javi Gracia, Arsenal Women’s Joe Montemurro and Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri to land the award for the first time.2

Mauricio Pochettino was named manager of the year at the London Football Awards

The Argentine has been the best-performing manager in London both this season and last, leading Spurs to a third-place finish in the 2017/18 season campaign and the same position this term.It has been a disappointing week for Pochettino and co with back-to-back league defeats effectively ending their Premier League title hopes.The was reason to be cheerful for Spurs ahead of Saturday’s north London derby against Arsenal though, as they collected an awards double thanks to their boss and player of the year Heung-Min Son.Upon receiving the award, the Pochettino said: “Like some people joke before – finally I got a trophy!”2

Heung-Min Son landed the player of the year gong

The funds raised on the night benefited the Willow Foundation, a charity established by Arsenal legend Bob Wilson which works with seriously ill young adults between the ages of 16 and 40.Pochettino added: “It is a great honour for me, of course.“Always an award means a lot for everyone and I want to say thank you to the foundation and of course for these London awards.” Son was chosen ahead of Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Crystal Palace’s Andros Townsend and his team mate Harry Kane to land the player of the year award.“It means a lot,” said Son.“Without team mates, I can’t win such a trophy.“For me it is very special, and I want to say thank you to my team mates, the coaching staff and the gaffer.”

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