Pochettino, a famous coach, walked out of the farm owned by Belsa and "Deep" Division.

Although no players were brought in during the summer window, and as many as 14 players were injured recently, Pochettino still led the team to beat Chelsea and Arsenal to temporarily stay in the top three in the league, only two points away from Manchester City, which ranked second. After Manchester United fired coach Jose Mourinho and appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager, Pochettino was considered as the ideal candidate for Manchester United's official manager. The Daily Mail tells us how Pochettino grew up. ......

Jorge Griffa is recruiting his favorite players in the upscale office area of Recoleta district in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the age of 83, he is one of the symbols of Argentine football, and his office records his glorious past. One photo that he was proud of was 1959 of Argentina's national team, because he represented his national team in the Copa America and won the championship in that tournament. However, the respect for Grifa is not because of his career as a player, but because of his early achievements as a scout. Among several generations of Argentine stars, many people have benefited from Greif's discovery, such as batistuta, Tevez and Jorge valdano.

In 1980s, two far-sighted football players, Grifa and Belsa, are currently coaching Leeds United, trying to transform their hometown clubs, old boys and Newell. This club is located in Rosario, 200 miles northwest of Buenos Aires.

At that time, Grifa was the head of youth training in Newell, old boys, and Belsa was the head coach of the club's youth training camp. They went deep into the local village of Rosario and searched for talented and valuable boys on the endless grassland of pampas.

That's why they came to 1986 Murphy Community, a remote community named after 1870 Irish immigrant John james murphy, where Pochettino's father Hector Pochettino runs a cattle farm.

Grifa said, "We came to Santa Isabel, a small town near Venado Tuerto. We were studying the coaching course at that time. Someone mentioned a teenager named Jose Mauricio Pochettino, who is about to sign for Rosario Central Club (old boys's sworn enemy, Newell). "

"It's getting late, Belsa asked me if I wanted to go back to Rosario, and I said,' We're not going back to Rosario, we're going to the Murphy community, where the Pochettinos live. Let's see if he has signed with Rosario Central. "

"We arrived at Murphy's community at two o'clock in the morning and found Pochettino's home. I knocked on the window, and Pochettino's mother opened the door and recognized me. After entering the room, I started talking about soybeans and other crops, but that was not my interest at all. "

Finally, they got to the point. Grifa sent Pochettino's parents to see their sleeping 14-year-old son. When he saw Pochettino, Grifa exclaimed, "What perfect legs! This is the leg of a football player! "

Grifa and Belsa seldom ignore the players' abilities, but what they didn't expect was that this sleeping teenager has now become one of the most sought after head coaches in the world football after leaving the backcountry of Murphy community.

Since coaching Tottenham Hotspur in May, 20 14, Pochettino has made remarkable achievements in football, which set off a battle between Real Madrid and Manchester United for this young Argentine coach. Many people think that United will not appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager without the signs of Pochettino Mingxia joining Old Trafford.

Sir Alex Ferguson admires Pochettino very much. Now it seems that Pochettino has made his team play attractive offensive football and is good at cultivating and promoting young players, which makes Woodward, vice president of Manchester United, think that Argentine is more suitable for Manchester United than any successor of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Grifa and Belsa must have spent a lot of time that night, but they achieved good results. Pochettino's parents Hector and Amalia agreed to let their son play football for Newell old boys. He took part in an activity for the first time in the coastal city of La Plata, which is about 400 miles away from his hometown. Grifa said: "Pochettino's team won the championship in that tournament. Three days later, his father came to me with an envelope and said,' You deserve it'. There are Pochettino's transfer documents in it. "

In this way, 14-year-old Pochettino left his family who played football with him in the back garden, and his brothers Martin and Javier embarked on a journey with memories of watching Argentina win the 1978 World Cup on a small black-and-white TV. He went to Rosario, which is 0/00 mile away from his hometown/Kloc, where Newell old boys Club is located.

Rosario is a very large industrial city along the coast of parana river, and parana river finally flows into the Platte River. /kloc-In the 9th century, the Balana Valley was the main route for foreign immigrants to seek a new life in Argentina, just like Pochettino's great-grandfather. 1854, he came to Argentina from Piedmont, Italy.

In old boys and Newell, Pochettino joined the booming youth training camp in Grifa. There, Pochettino met his lifelong friend Mickey D'Agostino, and now D'Agostino is a member of Pochettino's teaching assistant team.

Roberto Sensini was a teammate of Pochettino's national team in the 2002 World Cup, and they also fought side by side in old boys Newell. Sensini and Pochettino joined old boys and Newell in a similar way. They are all children from other places. They didn't adapt to Rosario at first. They live in a temporary dormitory in the stands of the club stadium.

Sensini recalled: "We slept in a bed made of cement, and the mattress was very thin. There is a refrigerator in the dormitory, but it will be locked at night because they are afraid that we will grab food at night. That dormitory is either very cold or very hot, and there is no air conditioning or heating at all. "

However, sometimes Grifa tries to improve the lives of these children. He will slaughter a cow from his farm and cook a barbecue for them.

Pochettino said: "We live under a stand, which is a very big room and then separated by a screen. There are 25 to 30 players living there, and everyone will share a lot. It is difficult for me to leave my family and come to such a place, but I have to study at night. "

"I can recall many difficulties in life, but there are some things in my heart that keep you moving forward, and that is my passion for football and my desire to participate in the game. As a boy of 14 years old, such passion and desire cover up all other minor problems. "

16 years old, Pochettino got his first professional contract. Nevertheless, he followed his father to study for a degree in agriculture. 17 years old, Pochettino made his debut for Newell, old boys. At that time, old boys and Newell had just won the first league title since 14 and reached the Libertadores Cup final, which was equivalent to the European Champions Cup.

Old employees of Newell old boys Club still remember Pochettino's first training with the first team. 65 years old, 438+07, competing with many powerful bosses. At that time, martino, who later became the coach of Barcelona, was 27 years old, but Pochettino knocked martino to the ground in training. On the court, Pochettino always shows fearless spirit and always does his duty. Pochettino recalled in his autobiography Brave New World: "martino turned to me and said,' Son, I'm going to kill you'. I replied,' I'm sorry, I'm sorry!' He said,' I don't want to see you within 3 meters'. "

For such a scene, sensini felt both funny and shocked. He said: "It's true that Pochettino made a tough tackle on martino, and martino also said something very angry, but it's part of football and it's no big deal."

"This episode shows Pochettino's character, because in general, older players are rude to those young players, but it is very easy to communicate with Pochettino. He is a very frank person with good values. "

In any case, coach Iudica was deeply impressed by Pochettino's performance, and he was quickly promoted to the first team. For Pochettino, the real opportunity is 1990, when Belsa becomes the head coach of the team. For the current Tottenham fans, Belsa must have been seen from Pochettino, and Belsa's 3-4-3 formation and unique high-pressure football style also influenced Guardiola. At that time, he led the Newell old boys team to win the league title again and enter the Libertadores Cup final again.

Grifa said: "When Belsa took over the position of Newell old boys, he told me that I had to bring in two central defenders. I said to him,' We have two such players now, Fernando gamboa and Pochettino'.

Pochettino and gamboa gradually became Belsa's starting centre-backs. Up to now, Pochettino still cherishes this period, and he takes his experiences in Udika, Grifa and Belsa as the source of inspiration for cultivating young players.

Sensini said: "This is a team that left a deep impression on the history of old boys Club in Newell. Pochettino always shows his authority and can communicate with his teammates in a very clear way. Pochettino learned from many coaches, but Belsa is a person who has an important influence on him. "

When Pochettino left Argentina to play for the Spaniard, the master and apprentice met again in La Liga. But this time Belsa made Pochettino cry, and the personality coach criticized Pochettino for losing the motivation to play in old boys and Newell and enjoying a comfortable life. Pochettino wrote in his autobiography: "I have never felt so embarrassed, but everything Belsa said is correct. I was blinded and trapped in a world that only belongs to me. "

Belsa finally forgave Pochettino, and when he coached the Argentine national team for the World Cup in 2002, he made Pochettino into the team's starting lineup. But Pochettino's most impressive performance in that World Cup was that he tripped Owen and gave England a penalty. Argentina lost the game with a score of 0-/kloc-0-. Pochettino said: "Owen must have dived."

By the time he retired in 2006, he had fully adapted to life in Barcelona and started studying for a coaching license with former Spanish teammate Tony gimenez. Now gimenez has become the goalkeeping coach of Tottenham Hotspur. However, Pochettino's first coaching job didn't come until 2009, when the Spaniard was in a desperate relegation dilemma.

In his early days as a Spanish coach, Pochettino was often found making a pilgrimage to the Temple of the Virgin Mary on the top of Monserrat outside Barcelona. In fact, as a non-Catholic, Pochettino prayed for his mother, Amalia, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at that time, but fortunately she finally recovered completely. However, the local media believe that the Spanish were able to escape from the relegation zone that season because of the blessing of the Virgin Mary.

While teaching Spanish, Pochettino met Jesus Perez, who is now Pochettino's teaching assistant, and they usually attend press conferences together. At first, Perez translated for Pochettino in English. However, Pochettino was initially uneasy about appointing Perez as his teaching assistant. However, after the team's video analyst left Barcelona, Perez was hired by Spaniard Sports director as Pochettino's teaching assistant.

Now, besides Pochettino's wife, karina, Perez can be said to have the greatest influence on Pochettino's life. 20 13, it was karina and Perez who persuaded Pochettino to coach Southampton, although the job was considered risky.

Perez is also a university-educated physiologist who helped Pochettino's team become one of the healthiest teams in football. Anyone who has watched the training class at Tottenham said, "Perez inspired the full potential of Tottenham players."

Throughout the season, Pochettino will let players participate in high-intensity training. He believes that despite the risk of injury, the training results will appear after Christmas, and the performance of the team also proves this.

Perez is the main contact between the team and Pochettino, but Pochettino's teaching assistant team has a clear division of labor and everyone has done a good job.

Last season, Pochettino was linked with Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Argentina. Now it seems that Manchester United are very eager to get him. Maybe next summer, we will see Pochettino become a member of the Red Devils.

(Erguai)