POCHETTINO FACES HIS FORMER CLUB, KOEMAN SAYS THE SAINTS CAN TOP SPURS.

Mauricio Pochettino will face his former club in the Premier League match day seven so tensed with rivalry fixtures.

Pochettino was a man of delight has he came up with a fantastic team at the St Mary’s Park, the team that produced signings to top clubs such as Adam Lallana, Ricky Lambert, Luke Shaw and so on who have now moved to Liverpool and Manchester United respectively.

KOEMAN BELIEVES

Southampton new boss Ronald Koeman believes Southampton can finish above
Sunday’s opponents Tottenham in the Premier League this season.

Much as being speculated about The Saints after the pre-season overhaul of the team, but Koeman has helped the club attain a greater height by maintaining the second position three points behind Chelsea in the Premier League log.

“If we continue like this, there is a possibility but normally teams like Tottenham, Manchester United will
be up [in the table] because they have enough very good players,” he said on Friday.
“That makes the club big, the name is big, but we try to do it our way. If we keep the belief and keep the spirit nothing is impossible.
“It was a difficult start to the season with all the changes in the team. We’re enjoying very much our start.
“It’s a long season but we know our qualities. The most important thing is to keep the spirit and our way of playing. What we showed [in the 2-1 defeat] against Liverpool is the example of how we have to play.”

He also claims the top eight is their target this season and his ready to surpass his predecessor’s feat and the Sunday derby is serious business.

“It’s always special for some players who played with Mauricio last season but there is no influence in the final result.

“From the first day of this season, what I saw was a great spirit in the team and I heard that was one of the qualities in the last season.
“The challenge now is higher than the last season. Everyone is surprised by eighth last season but people love how we’re doing and we want to keep doing that.
“We will try [to top eighth] and see if we can do it but there’s a long way to go.”

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