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Tottenham player taunted Mauricio Pochettino's assistant Jesus Perez with 'the Jose Mourinho chant' after club lost 2015 League Cup final to Chelsea

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino explains the resistance he and assistant Jesus Perez encountered from some players when they took over in 2014...

In our first season, my team and I weren't able to convince everyone [of] the way forward.

Certain big names had got too comfortable — for example, one player who had been at the club for many years no longer came in for training on Mondays — but we gave them the chance to make mistakes and rethink things.

Mauricio Pochettino (left) has said a Tottenham player mocked his assistant Jesus Perez (right)
Mauricio Pochettino (left) has said a Tottenham player mocked his assistant Jesus Perez (right)
Spurs were beaten by  Chelsea - managed by Jose Mourinho - in the 2015 League Cup final
Spurs were beaten by Chelsea - managed by Jose Mourinho - in the 2015 League Cup final
The 2-0 defeat was a bitter blow to Spurs and Pochettino. And what followed was shameful
The 2-0 defeat was a bitter blow to Spurs and Pochettino.