Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino responded to the statement of the Barcelona legend Ronaldinho that Spurs will win the Champions League this season.
Ronaldinho tipped Tottenham to win the Champions League trophy this season.
Ronaldinho said: “Why can't Spur win the Champions League?”
“Because they have no history in the competition - or because they have never won it before?”
“Each team that won the Champions League had to win it once.
“Their result against Manchester City, which is one of the best teams and has some of the best players in the competition, showed that they can compete with the best.
"At this stage, they will believe that they can go all the way - and if they play as they can, then maybe they will."
Responding to this, Pochettino, in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday before the second-round match of the Tottenham Champions League quarter-finals, said on Wednesday evening that he intended to respect Ronaldinho's claims.
“Wow, he [Ronaldinho] knows a lot about football, and I’m going to respect him,” 101greatgoals told Pochettino.
“He was a great teammate when we played PSG together - we had a great time on the field, in training.
“In football, anything can happen; As in life, you must believe and trust yourself, your abilities and quality.
“It's good that people like Ronaldinho think you have the quality to win. It increases our faith. Maybe tomorrow we will be able to beat such an amazing team as Manchester City. ”
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