As featured on NewsNow: Football news

​Tottenham boss Pochettino rips Arsenal for FA Cup victories: Where is Wigan now?

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has discredited England's domestic trophies ahead of his side's Carabao Cup clash with Barnsley on Tuesday.

Arsenal have won the past three out of four FA Cup trophies, but the Argentine reminded Gooners that Wigan also won the trophy in 2013 and they now reside in League One.

Spurs have not won any silverware since the 1991 FA Cup, but Pochettino says that although he'd love to win a trophy for the fans, the Premier League and Champions League remain their main focus.

He said: "The pressure is to win the Premier League or Champions League. They are the two big trophies.

"I'd love to win a cup for our fans but Tottenham must build a project for the Premier League and Champions League.

"If we forget those two, it's a big mistake. For a big team to win trophies, it means the Premier League or Champions League.

"Wigan won the FA Cup. Where is Wigan now? League One. That is the most important example."

Video of the day:

About the author

Freddie Taylor

×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

  1. Go Ad-Free
  2. Faster site experience
  3. Support great writing
  4. Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free
×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free