Mauricio Pochettino: 'They say Lavia isn’t here because of Pochettino. But I never trained with Lavia. We arrived from a different club, not from Mars, to manage footballers. It is disrespectful from people bored at home using social media.'

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[Kieran Gill]

Conor Gallagher included in Tottenham Hotspur summer transfer plans.

Spurs business and who they end up signing will, to some degree, also be governed by the market and whether Chelsea are forced to drop their £50 million valuation of Gallagher.

[Matt Law]

Pochettino: “I need to be honest. Always in a new process and structure. There are always things we can do better.”

“We all feel the responsibility. We can all do better. Some circumstances are difficult to explain why, and it is difficult in one sentence.”

[Nizaar Kinsella]

Mauricio Pochettino on injury problems:

'We all feel responsibility. Then it's too many circumstances, it's difficult to explain with one sentence. We're working to improve. We have an amazing medical staff.”

[Absolute Chelsea]

Mauricio Pochettino on the reason behind Chelsea's long list of injuries. 'We can do better, of course. We all feel the responsibility. Too many circumstances have happened, so it's difficult to explain in one sentence.

'We are working on trying to improve and have an amazing…

Mauricio Pochettino:

'We need to improve [the VAR]. We need to try to improve the way in which we assess and inform the fans. Everything is changing and we cannot change the evolution of the technology. VAR is here. If we can improve, it's very welcomed.”

[Absolute Chelsea]

Mauricio Pochettino:

'It was a tough game [in the reverse Spurs fixture this season]. Hopefully the positive things will be on our side tomorrow. It's really important for us the three points.'

[Absolute Chelsea]

Mauricio Pochettino:

'I remember really well [the 2016 'Battle of the Bridge']. Fabregas, Hazard - what a team Chelsea was [back then]. They were not doing a fantastic season. One game they can compete, they knew how to compete.'

[Absolute Chelsea]

Mauricio Pochettino:

'So pleased [from reaction against Aston Villa after Arsenal]. It's about learning. We need to live and learn from the experiences. That's the massive challenge. It's a process. We need to help and force them to realise the areas they need to improve.”…

Mauricio Pochettino on Ange Postecoglou:

'He's recover the hope [for Spurs and the fans]. They are playing very good football. It's always difficult when you arrive to another country. He's doing a fantastic job.'

[Absolute Chelsea]