USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino is confident Tottenham Hotspur will avoid relegation and maintain their Premier League status at the end of the campaign.
Spurs won the Europa League last season, but have endured a troubled campaign so far, which has seen them rooted in the battle for survival.
The North London club are 17th on the standings and are just a single point above the drop zone with seven league games until the end of the season.
Tottenham sacked Thomas Frank in February and replaced him with Igor Tudor, hoping for an upturn in results. However, the Croatian, who joined on an interim basis, has now left the club once again after gathering just one point from an available 15 while he was in charge.
When asked if the club can survive relegation this season, Pochettino replied with optimism.
“Yes, they can stay up”, Pochettino said.
“Of course, it’s a difficult time, but they have the capacity to win, with or without a new coach.”
Spurs are now searching for a new permanent manager and are on the verge of sealing an agreement with Roberto De Zerbi on a long-term contract.
Meanwhile, Pochettino remains linked with a return to the club, while Real Madrid have also identified him as a possible option as they also look to appoint a new permanent head coach.
“No talks. We are very very focused here on the World Cup,” Pochettino said, when asked if there was any agreements with either club.
“Everyone knows that I have a commitment with the national team here. It’s not the point to talk about the future.
“No one approached me. But who knows what is going to happen.
“And by the way, we are open (to staying with the USMNT), why not if the federation is happy?”, he concluded.
Pochettino and the USMNT will hope to bounce back from their embarrassing defeat to Belgium in their last outing when they face Portugal later today.
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