to be a successful Tottenham manager by guiding
the club into the Champions League.
Spurs finished third in the Premier League last
season, while they are second this term - just four
points behind leaders Chelsea.
And although Pochettino would like to guide
Tottenham to the title - or the FA Cup, ahead of a
semi-final clash with Chelsea - he insists a top-
four place represents success to the club.
"Here at Tottenham is a massive success," he said
ahead of Saturday's cup clash. "Yes, you can win
titles. But with which teams? It is normal to win
titles with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich,
maybe Juventus, Porto in Portugal.
"With a big team, you are already very close to
winning. Look at Barcelona with Pep [Guardiola],
with Tito Vilanova, with Frank Rijkaard, with Luis
Enrique - all different managers, but with the same
group of players and they were successful.
"Success for me is to finish in the top four like last
season. It was a big success for Tottenham and
means maybe more than winning one title with
Barcelona.
"I dream of lifting trophies the way I did with
Espanyol: two Copa del Reys – with Espanyol! That
is why I admire Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid.
It is so difficult to win with Atletico Madrid. He
deserves more credit maybe than some others."
Pochettino retains a desire to win trophies, though,
and said Spurs have the ambition to do so.
"At Spurs, you always like a manager and a player
who lifts the trophies," he said. "We will arrive
there, we are ambitious.
"But for me success is not only to lift a trophy.
How you arrive in a position to lift trophies is more
important.
"I have not changed my desire to lift trophies from
when I was at Espanyol. And as a kid playing for
Boca Juniors or River Plate, it was normal to win –
not playing for [former club] Newell's Old Boys.
"But I liked that challenge. If you are there but are
not spending the money and are still challenging,
that is what I like the most.
"If we can achieve in the end maybe the Premier
League or the FA Cup, or the top four again, I think
it's a massive achievement for the team."
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