Pochettino: 'Focused on the start of the season'

TROYES

"We want to start the season well against Troyes, we are focused on the start of the season, we want to make a good start to the championship, and that's what we're focused on: making a good start to the season."

SQUAD

"It's hard to make a team with everyone returning to training at different times. The dynamic changes every time there's the return of one or several players. But we are also very happy to have our international players going a long way in national team competitions and winning them. The end of last season was very difficult and everyone needed a break and that's why certain players returned later than others. But we have done the pre-season training that we planned."

PRESEASON

"We had a good preseason. We wanted to give playing time to the players and win matches. Now we have turned our attentions to the start of the championship. But it's like a new preseason now."

THE NEW SEASON

"Our plan is to take part in a normal season, to work as hard as possible and be the best possible football team we can be and play our philosophy. There is always an adaptation period and when we arrived last January, we had to adapt rapidly to a new context."

THE RECRUITS

"I am very happy with the new signings. A new player is always the result of a team decision. We have worked together to bring in these new players. They haven't all been able to play yet, but I am very happy with the work done to improve the team."