LONDON -- Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has reiterated that England have the talent to match the best teams in the world, and described his commitment to English players as a "thank you" to his adopted home.
Since arriving at Southampton in 2012, Pochettino has gone against the grain, preferring to promote academy players to the first team, or buy and develop youth, rather than spending big -- a policy he has admitted is "a little bit crazy" for English clubs.
His success at developing players has done wonders for the national team and 12 of the last 30 England debutants -- including Adam Lallana, Harry Kane and Dele Alli, have been coached by him at Saints or Spurs.