Mauricio Pochettino sets for the first time the words to his firing in Tottenham and sends a thank you to the club and the fans.

Mauricio Pochettino broke the silence on Thursday, when he for the first time spoke out after he was fired as manager of Tottenham.

the Argentinians were thrown at the gates of the English club 19. november, and the day after he was replaced by José Mourinho.

In a statement, which will be brought by, among others, Sky Sports, thank Pochettino virtually everything and everyone in and around Tottenham, but between the lines, he makes it also clear that he believes that he delivered the goods in the club.

- I did my best to reach the goal, I was asked at our first meeting. There were equal parts of tough challenges and exciting success, it sounds, among other things from Pochettino.

He was in charge of Tottenham in more than five years and qualified four times for the club to the Champions League, where he also reached the final in the last edition of the tournament.

It came to pass, mind you, without Tottenham remotely invested the same sums in the spillerindkøb, as its competitors did.

In the two transfervinduer in Pochettinos time in the club bought Tottenham so not a single player, while there was built a new and expensive stadium.

- I would like to thank Joe Lewis and Daniel Levy (Tottenham owners, red.) for giving me the opportunity to be a part of tottenham's history.

- I would like to thank all the staff and players I met in Tottenham for five and a half years at the club.

- finally, I would also like to thank the fans, as their support makes the club so great, says Pochettino.

Tottenham were on 14.-place in the Premier League after 12 rounds, when the club sacked Pochettino.

José Mourinho has since won his first two matches at the head of the club.

Mourinho laid out with a 3-2 win away against Holiganbet West ham as well as a 4-2 win at home to Olympiakos in the Champions League.

Mauricio Pochettino ends his acceptance speech with an opinion, which probably best can be interpreted as that he is soon to find at the head of another club.

I am sending the best wishes for the future, and I am sure that our paths will crossed again, says increasing the argentinian.

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