Tottenham news: Mauricio Pochettino plays down Premier League title challenge using Formula One analogy

Tottenham news: Mauricio Pochettino plays down Premier League title challenge using Formula One analogy
Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham’s bid for Premier League glory is like a Formula One car that has no chance of winning a grand prix even if one of the best drivers is behind the wheel.Spurs could leap ahead of Manchester City into second place with a win against Newcastle – City play Arsenal on Sunday – and the manager’s analogy comes after Vincent Janssen was brought back into his 25-man squad, despite the Dutchman not having played for Spurs since August 2017.1

Janssen has failed to set the Premier League alight so far in his career

He was expected to leave, but the clubhave recently lost two of their best players in Harry Kane and Dele Alli to lengthy injuries and Tottenham’s standing in the league is all the more impressive given the lack of money spent this season compared to their rivals and the fact they have still don’t have a permanent home.None of that is conducive to making a realistic title bid and Formula One fan Pochettino used the plight of McLaren driver Fernando Alonso to highlight his point because, if a first league title since 1961 is delivered, it would rank alongside a McLaren Formula One championship victory in probability. Alonso, up against Lewis Hamilton in a far superior car, finished 11th in the drivers’ championship last season, something Pochettino says was not down to his driving skills.If we win the Premier League, its not because we built a team to win the Premier League, its because in football things happen, he said.When you work in football, its because you want to win. Its easy to be passionate and shout, I am a winner but if you dont have the tools to win, its difficult.Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton are the best drivers in Formula One. But if you put Hamilton in McLaren last season and Alonso in Mercedes, its the same story [for the teams], Hamilton on the bottom and Alonso on the top.Thats the reality. I follow Formula One. I love McLaren. But it wasnt competitive last season. Thats the reality, no? But do you think thats a problem with Alonso or a problem with the car?

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