Poch: Saints fans cared for me

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Mauricio Pochettino says he takes criticism from Southampton fans who were angry at him for joining Tottenham as a compliment and believes it shows they cared.

The Argentine moved to White Hart Lane in 2014 after leading Saints to eighth, then the club’s highest ever finish in the Premier League. They then finished seventh and sixth in consecutive seasons under Ronald Koeman but some fans still feel bitter towards Pochettino.

Southampton supporters wore orange in support of Koeman when Pochettino first returned to St Mary’s in 2015 but the Spurs boss says he takes that as a compliment. He will go back to the south coast on Wednesday night when his team play Southampton, live on Sky Sports 1HD.

“For me it was difficult, …

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