Pochettino: Fans have a "very wrong perception" of Daniel Levy

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Mauricio Pochettino has used Mirror to tell the anti-levy faction that they are wrong and that their perception is, in his own words, very wrong.

A section want someone to blame because events haven't happened how they want them to happen, rather than what the club and what Pochettino actually wants. A player transfer is a vastly more complicated affair than the majority of fans appreciate. You only have to look at the silly comments on Twitter to see the fans view is throw money like confetti and players will come running. 

It seems incomprehensible to some that a player may actually choose not to come to Tottenham for footballing reasons, for some it is always Daniel Levy's fault for not offering more money. But then that fits their agenda, the truth doesn't.

Our Argentinian manager has used the daily newspaper to inform these Spurs supporters that Daniel Levy does not have a reluctance to spend.

“That is a very wrong perception. In three years, my experience with Daniel has always been trying to find a player to improve the squad. 

“The difference is were they the right or wrong signing? But I think Daniel is very keen to sign every season in my experience. 

“When I first came, the transfer discussions were with Franco Baldini and then later Paul Mitchell. We have a lot of meetings, spontaneous meetings, talking every day on the training ground. I think we are all involved in the process, Daniel included. 

“Of course the last decision is between Daniel and me if we sign the player. But we are all involved in the process to try to find the right player for us. But the thing is Daniel is very keen to sign players like me.”

Once again we hear that people are involved in the process, not simply Daniel Levy in some Hitleresque dictatorship. the club have a strategy that firs with our financial position and Mauricio Pochettino is fully behind that.

Signings will arrive he says, and has said on more than one occasion, clearly because he knows we have spoken to players, he knows there are players lined up waiting to come to Spurs and that we have to negotiate the right price and not the daft figures being quoted. Agents and some clubs will have ball park figures agreed, with details and payment structures to discuss.

For some that will only be if other targets don't materialise. Our right-back situation seems to be one of those situations with what appears to be our first choice Serge Aurier agreeing to join Manchester United, who have now agreed a fee with PSG that is 35% more than we rated him at.

I'll leave you with Pochettino's words to the press calling Daniel Levy a 'brilliant man' who shares decisions and suffers for the club in December 2015.

“For me, [the criticism], it’s unfair because sometimes it’s difficult to have all the information - for you [the media] and for our supporters. For me, Daniel is a brilliant man. 

“After 18 months, I can judge him. I don’t care about the past because it’s impossible to give an opinion about the past but after 18 months here, always he is very friendly with me. 

“We have a very good relationship and the way he suffers for Tottenham, for his club, for the people, he is very sensitive in that - but sometimes it’s difficult to show that to you and our supporters. 

“For me, he is one of the best presidents in England or in the world. He’s done a brilliant job - how Tottenham is today, with the training ground, the project, the future, the new stadium, and how he works. I can only praise him because it’s brilliant. 

“It’s very difficult to manage a big club like Tottenham and, in his position, it’s always difficult to be kind to everyone but his job is fantastic and we have a very good relationship, we have very good communication. 

“We always share all the decisions. It’s true, it’s not fair when the people sometimes [criticise him] because they don’t have all the information. But for me, he’s a fantastic man and, with his knowledge, I can learn a lot from him. 

“We share everything. We take the decision to bring players in or not. We [the coaching staff] are involved in the decisions and this is a very good thing because I feel good, he feels good. 

“We have people behind us that feel like important people for the club too and I think we are a unit, and this is the most important thing. This is why I’m very happy here, because I find very good people, with the staff, and with Daniel we have a very good relationship. 

“He’s very clever, I’ve learned a lot from him in every chat, in every meeting. When he negotiates with me, now I am very strong! 

“I don’t have an agent and he offered the contract and I said yes or no or ‘I want more’. It was very tough and, in the end, he won. 

“For me it was a big surprise when I met Daniel because, face to face, he is very friendly. You always hear that he always sacks the manager and he’s very tough, but he was very kind with me. 

“He is a president who cares a lot about the club and the people. It’s true that he pushes us, which is very good for the club.”

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