Mauricio Pochettino confident former club Spurs can avoid Premier League relegation

[p]The 54-year-old Argentine is preparing to take charge of the tournament's ‌co-hosts when the World Cup kicks off on June 11th ‌across the US, Canada and Mexico.[/p][p]His name has again been linked ‌with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Spurs[/a] job as they continue their search for ‌a new permanent coach following the sacking of Thomas Frank in February. Interim manager Igor Tudor left the London club on Sunday.[/p][p]Former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton & Hove Albion[/a] manager Roberto De Zerbi is ⁠in advanced talks to become ‌Spurs' next head coach, British media reported.[/p][p]"[b]With my connection to Tottenham, it's ​impossible to feel nothing about Tottenham, about the club, the people that work there, and about the fans. ​That was one of the best experiences of my life[/b]," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pochettino-mauricio/zuJM7XDg/"]Pochettino[/a] told reporters ahead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/portugal-WvJrjFVN/usa-fuitL4CF/?mid=W4Oz5JT7"]Tuesday's friendly[/a] against Portugal.[/p][p]"[b]That's my ⁠wish, and I am ​sure they're going to stay up, with a coach or without a coach, because of the players. I think there are the players and then it's a club with fans that are ‌going to make everything to create the energy to win...[/b]"[/p][embed guid="199ca936-395c-4d78-9b94-a65705da30f8" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2038949156291547221" social-type="twitter" /][p]Pochettino has enjoyed three spells in the Premier League, beginning with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/southampton/WdKOwxDM/"]Southampton[/a] before a five-year stint at Spurs, where he established them as regular top-four contenders and led them to the 2019 Champions League final. He returned to England for a single season with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a].[/p][p]Spurs are in danger of being relegated from England's top flight for the first time since 1977, sitting one ‌point and one place above the relegation zone after 31 ​games and without a league win since December.[/p][p]"[b]At the ‌moment, I think we are very, very focused, full focus here on the World Cup. I think everyone knows that I am committed to the national team here. I think it's not a point to talk about the future ⁠at the moment[/b]," Pochettino ⁠added.[/p][p]"[b]Never, say never. In football, ‌everything can happen[/b]."[/p]