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Berbatov: Pochettino can be Tottenham's Ferguson

Former Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov has urged manager Mauricio Pochettino to focus on staying long-term.

Poch, 47, is set to stay at Spurs following the appointments of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United and Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid.

Berbatov told The Sun: “Mauricio has everything he needs to succeed — a new home, a state-of-the-art training ground and the challenge now is to win something.

“He must get irritated at everyone going on about it — I do it and irritate myself! But it is the next stage of their development. With the way modern football is, I can't see anyone repeating the longevity of Sir Alex or Wenger but I'd like Pochettino to prove me wrong.

“He's definitely the man to take them forwards."

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