LONDON -- Mauricio Pochettino is the Premier League manager working farthest from his birthplace, but the Tottenham boss knows where to find home comforts in London. On Wednesday evening, Pochettino -- who was born in Argentina but considers Barcelona home -- treated 50 members of Tottenham's playing and support staff to Spanish steak and Argentine red wine at a Marylebone restaurant.
The club's chairman, Daniel Levy, joined the party but Pochettino insisted on paying the bill. "When I pay, I pay good: good restaurant, good food, good wine," he said. "The restaurant was English, the steak from Spain but Argentine wine, which is the best!