The Argentine spent five years as Spurs manager before being sacked in 2019, having led the club to their first Champions League final earlier that year.
He will return to the north London club for the first time in four years with Chelsea on Monday night (20:00 GMT).
andquot;It’s a lucky day for me; Pochettino, 51 said on Friday.
We are professionals, but at the same time we are people and we know. It’s really special to come back to a place where we made great memories together. It’s special and I’m not going to lie.
When we left the club it was a difficult moment, but now I have the opportunity to come back and see many people who still work there. It will be an exciting time.
Asked if returning to league leaders Tottenham, who he sees as title contenders this season, would feel similar to seeing a former partner, Pochettino joked: “It’s difficult because been a husband for almost 32 years and I don’t know if I remember or if i had a girlfriend before.
After leaving Tottenham, former Espanyol boss Pochettino moved to Paris St-Germain in 2021, where he won the first trophies of his managerial career with the 2021 Coupe de France and 2022 Ligue 1 titles. In July, he returned to the Premier League with six-time English champions Chelsea, tasked with improving the Blues and; fortune after a disappointing 12th place finish last season.
In a match at Chelsea in 2016 that will be remembered as the Battle of Bridgeand, Pochettino and Tottenham ended their Premier League title run with a 2-0 defeat of the London rivals. strengthen Leicester City and a remarkable victory.
While Pochettino said he was unsure of the reaction he would receive upon returning to the club as Chelsea manager, he insisted it would not affect his own feelings towards Tottenham.
I have always said that the only club I will never manage is Arsenal because they are seen as Tottenham and Barcelona’s biggest enemy because of Espanyol.
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