Mauricio Pochettino called a ‘great actor’ for crying when explaining decision to take Man Utd job
Mauricio Pochettino gets no sympathy from fans following emotional press conference Mauricio Pochettino has already managed top clubs like Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain during his career.
Key points
- Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Fans aren’t buying the emotion Mauricio Pochettino showed at a press conference.
- ‘He’s a great actor, almost BAFTA levels,’ commented one user, with another adding, ‘Wow!
- The previous manager of four other Premier League sides started to get emotional when talking about moving on from his USMNT role.
However, he explained that opportunities as big as Manchester United don’t happen many times in your career and that this makes them difficult to turn down when speaking at a press conference.
Additional details
- Manchester United made it official on November 13 that Pochettino has agreed to become the head coach of their men’s team.
- “Yes, I think it was… [Pochettino stopped as he started to cry] One of the most difficult decisions in our careers.
- ‘Didn’t even have time to start working at United, and already crying, we understand,’ said one account.
- Various other reactions unsurprisingly joked that if he’s emotional now, just wait until he spends some time in the role that awaits him in Manchester.
- The news has been met with negativity from many USMNT fans given that the experienced Argentine was expected to stay in his role for some time.
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