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Chelsea, ranked 11th in the EPL, want to buy a new coach to strengthen the team next season. According to Fabrizio Romano Talks between Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea will continue this week into an important phase ? #CFC. He's been the favorite to take the job since Thursday, Luis Enrique & Nagelsmann were out. This week, the key to making a final decision. Kompany appreciates but Pochettino is ahead. You are the best when it comes to football news.
Even if I read the news in other sites, I won't believe it until I see it on yours. You are a trustworthy person. Poch will do well with this group of players. But first, he will have to brush off the mud that Lampard will leave them. I don't understand Chelsea. So it was an interview when Luis Enrique and Nagelsmann were in, but when it came to Pochettino it became talks.
I have no problem with Pochettino! Nothing. He was fortunate to raise the EPL title twice with Tottenham but failed because the club refused to spend it! And he knows how to make good use of young players! I have no problem with that.
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Yaya Toure said Xavi taught him the importance of acting like a "class player" during his time at Camp Nou.
Toure made 118 appearances for Barcelona between 2007 and 2010, playing a key role in the Blaugrana midfield alongside Xavi, who, after being hailed as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, now shines. bright on the steering bench as the team coach.
The duo both played key roles in Barcelona's Champions League win over Manchester United in 2009, although Toure ended up playing at centre-back behind Xavi that night to help resolve an injury crisis. love.
Reflecting on that Champions League win, Toure confessed that Xavi took it upon himself to involve the Ivorian in discussions about team tactics and teach him about life at the Camp Nou before the game.
"Xavi is a great role model for me, for [Sergio] Busquets, because he's culturally savvy," Toure said on BT Sport James Richardson's Kings of Europe podcast. “When I arrived, I remember when we were sitting at the table eating, he came up to me, brought [Andres] Iniesta to me and talked about how we should play.
In the win over United, Xavi had an assist for Lionel Messi to head but turned his back to start the game again before his teammates started celebrating the final goal, which is why. because he refuses to lose focus.
"That's how I try to educate my teams at Tottenham, the fact that these players are all elite players," Toure admitted. "It's the final, you've scored two goals, but you're still focused, still focused, focused. [Xavi] doesn't lose focus."
Touré eventually lost to Xavi in ??a battle that lasted several minutes in Barcelona's midfield, which led to a move to Manchester City in 2010.
“My time in Barcelona was over,” Toure recalls. "I don't have a lot of games, a lot of time on the pitch and it's difficult. It's really difficult, because me and my understanding as a player appreciate, share the joy passion and love I was happy on the pitch, but off the pitch and on the bench I was really sad.
"I'm not trying to criticize others, I blame myself. I didn't sign a contract to play football to relieve my sadness, and that's why I moved."
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