Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists he doesn't need title glory to be a success.

Pochettino claimed silverware is not the be all and end all and argued finishing in the top four with Spurs is as big a triumph as lifting a trophy at other super clubs like Barcelona.

He said: “Here at Tottenham is a massive success. Yes, you can win titles. But with which teams?

“It is normal to win titles with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, maybe Juventus, Porto in Portugal.

“With a big team, you are already very close to winning. Look at Barcelona with Pep, with Tito Vilanova, with Frank Rijkaard, with Luis Enrique. All different managers but with the same group of players and they were successful.

“Success for me is to finish in the top four like last season. It was a big success for Tottenham and means maybe more than winning one title with Barcelona.

“I dream of lifting trophies but the way I did with Espanyol. Two Copa del Reys – with Espanyol! That is why I admire Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid. It is so difficult to win with Atletico Madrid. He deserves more credit maybe than some others.

“At Spurs, you always like a manager and a player who lifts the trophies. But come on! We will arrive there, we are ambitious.

“But for me success is not only to lift a trophy. How you arrive in a position to lift trophies is more important."