Pochettino Reunites With Former Espanyol Player Ben Sahar at the World Cup

Mauricio Pochettino, now coaching the United States national team, reunited with former player Ben Sahar and reminisced about their time together at Espanyol. The lighthearted meeting took place after the U.S. opened strongly against Paraguay, and Sahar is currently at the World Cup.

Sahar began the exchange by calling Pochettino “the best coach in the world,” joking that he had brought him luck and praising his English. Pochettino replied that Sahar remembered him from Espanyol, when, as he put it, his English was “nothing” before he later moved to England.

The Argentine coach then recalled Sahar as a very young player with little patience, eager to get on the pitch. He said fans used to shout from the stands for Sahar to be put in the lineup, chanting, “Pochettino, Ben Sahar in the starting eleven,” but he told them not to pressure him. The article directs readers to watch the full conversation in the video above.