Pochettino: Messi or Maradona? Spurs Reflections & Chelsea Project Truth | Stick to Football EP 127
4/30/20261 hr 43 min
Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by ARNE.
In this episode, Gary Neville, Jill Scott, Roy Keane and Ian Wright sit down with current USA National team manager Mauricio Pochettino. We open the show with some with myth’s surrounding him, like why does he keep lemons around the dressing room?
We then move on to his current job as the USA national team manager. He discusses his aspirations for the upcoming tournament with his team being the host nation. Does Mauricio believe that his side have the capacity to go all the way?
Mauricio also discusses life as the Paris Saint-Germain boss. Getting the job in 2021, he was tasked with managing some of the biggest personalities in the game like Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar. Pochettino discusses the highs and the lows of having such talent in his squad and the differences between that team to Luis Enrique’s current European champions.
To finish, he opens up on life in London in the Premier League, talking about his time in charge of Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. With both teams struggling on and off the field, we get an inside perspective from Mauricio to why both clubs are struggling right now.
Would you like to see Pochettino back in the Premier League and for what club? Let us know in the comments, and don’t forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode!
00:00 - Intro
03:38 - Mythbusters
10:46 - Translator and Southampton Impact
18:55 - Heineken Fan of the Match
20:42 - International Management
44:58 - PSG Pressure
55:57 - Tottenham Reflections
01:08:02 - Harry Kane Breakthrough
01:28:47 - Messi vs Maradona
01:32:26 - Chelsea Project Explained
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First 90 secondsGary Neville· Host0:00
Just before we get started, a quick thanks to our partners, Arn Clothing. We hope you enjoy the show. I didn't realize he was at Tottenham six seasons.
Jill Scott· Panelist0:08
Oh, thank you. Legend. Oh, he's got- How many years do you think he was at Tottenham? Tottenham, five.
Gary Neville· Host0:16
Six.
Jill Scott· Panelist0:17
Oh.
Gary Neville· Host0:18
About five and a half, he- Oh, that's more toward ...
Jill Scott· Panelist0:22
Five, seven months, that's more towards six.
Gary Neville· Host0:24
Yeah.
Jill Scott· Panelist0:25
[laughs] Why did you not know that?
Gary Neville· Host0:27
No, I, I ju- ju- I thought he was three or four. How many years do you think that he was at Spurs?
Roy Keane· Panelist0:32
Let's ... Uh, s- What, what's these with the little faces?
Gary Neville· Host0:37
Six.
Roy Keane· Panelist0:37
Mm.
Gary Neville· Host0:38
Six seasons.
Roy Keane· Panelist0:38
Yeah. I didn't realize.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:39
Hey.
Gary Neville· Host0:40
I've done my homework, Gary. You know what I mean? I do me homework, pal.
Jill Scott· Panelist0:42
I said six and he said five.
Gary Neville· Host0:44
You know what I mean? Have you guys just turned up and- Then you said six- ... do magic?
Jill Scott· Panelist0:46
... and it's like, yeah.
Gary Neville· Host0:47
Hey, I do the hard yard. You know what I mean?
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:48
Well, well, what's that? What's the- Totally guessed, didn't you?
Gary Neville· Host0:51
Well, it's a six.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:51
Do you see ... Roy, did you see the, in there?
Gary Neville· Host0:53
Oh, lovely.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:53
It's nice, huh? Little facey.
Gary Neville· Host0:55
Are they Connies or Collins?
Jamie Carragher· Panelist0:56
I don't know, but they've got little face on there.
Jill Scott· Panelist0:58
I need some Man United ticket. Can you sign there?
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:00
I like little face.
Jill Scott· Panelist1:00
Just for a kid's birthday.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:01
I like little faces.
Gary Neville· Host1:02
Do you want it on the back of my chocolate? No, it's there.
Jill Scott· Panelist1:04
I thought you were gonna say your signatures.
Gary Neville· Host1:05
Just sign it?
Jill Scott· Panelist1:07
Yeah, just if yous can sign that. It's my friend's, um, little boy's- Bye-bye, little face ... birthday. Where's ...
Gary Neville· Host1:13
Should we start with the World Cup, America?
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:16
What do you think?
Gary Neville· Host1:17
50 days to go to the first game.
Roy Keane· Panelist1:19
It's dead on.
Jill Scott· Panelist1:20
Wow.
Gary Neville· Host1:20
And it, they're not playing first game though, are they? It's Mexico first game, isn't it?
Roy Keane· Panelist1:23
More importantly, how are we gonna get on in New York six weeks together?
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:26
It's gonna be great, huh?
Gary Neville· Host1:27
I'm a bit worried.
Jamie Carragher· Panelist1:28
I think we should, you know, we should do