Mauricio Pochettino dismisses Antonio Conte’s comments claiming Tottenham lack ambition
The Blues boss suggested Spurs could only challenge for the Premier League title 'if they kept their best players'
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MAURICIO POCHETTINO has dismissed Antonio Conte's comments questioning Tottenham's ambition.
The Blues boss suggested Spurs could only challenge for the Premier League title "if they kept their best players".
But the Argentinian hit back at his opposite number and claimed he does not speak about other clubs and players out of respect.
Pochettino said: "It made me laugh because I don’t know why other people are so focused on my players and our club.
"I respect every single opinion. I am so respectful of other players, other clubs, other managers, the owners of different clubs.
"I’m not a manager who likes to speak about other clubs or managers or what happens in their corner.
"I’m trying to provide the best tools to compete and try to win because that’s our mentality."
Conte also went on to claim it would not be a tragedy for Spurs to end next season without a trophy.
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But Poch has refuted the comment and says the clubs ambition is just as high as every one of the top clubs in England.
Pochettino – who is yet to add to his squad this summer – added: "It’s true for different clubs when they spend a lot of money the expectation and pressure is massive but it’s the same for us because it’s our own pressure and our own ambition.
"I respect every single philosophy and for me the most important thing is to show more respect.
"I like to show respect to people that behave another way only I expect the same from people that compete with us.
"I think it’s important to keep calm, respect every opinion.
"You don’t need to start to talk about another club because it’s most important to be focused on your club."