Tottenham Hotspur Boss Apologises To Fans Over Stadium Delay

Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino says he shares the disappointment of the fans as the club's move to White Hart Lane has been held up.

He even went as far as to apologise during his press conference today even though the building of the impressive new facility is some way off his remit.

The club revealed this week that their long-awaited debut at the revamped White Hart Lane had been delayed and the game against Liverpool would now have to be played at Wembley. It was a crushing blow for the Spurs fans who had paid out for their season tickets and were understandably excited about getting to know their new home.  

Pochettino told reporters: "We all feel disappointed of course with the announcement from the club this week. I feel so sorry for myself first of all, for our fans, the players, everyone, and of course for our chairman. He tried with the board and everyone who is involved with building the new stadium to arrive on time. It’s been a massive effort.

"We feel it every day, that effort. That we cannot deliver for the Liverpool game is massively disappointing for everyone. I understand that. But the first to be disappointed is Daniel [Levy]. We hope we can finish all the work in that moment and start to play in our new home. If it’s not possible I think we’re going to try to give our best to try in the end to win games.

“We need to be together. We need our fans to understand that it’s a massive, huge project that will be [there] forever for them and the club. If it’s not possible for different things that it not in our hands, the most important thing is to be positive.

"I understand the problems about the tickets, the money and everything, and I feel sorry for them. I want to say thank you and apologise. We’re going to try to reward them by winning games. It’s the only way we can add and can pay all the effort they are doing and they are going to do for the club." 

"Remember one year ago we were talking about Wembley, which was not a nice place for us to perform and get good results, but I think in the end we were the third team for results in the league I think after Manchester City and Arsenal. It’s so important to be positive. In football more than in other business, football is about faith, belief, willingness. Our responsibility is to be positive whether we play in one or another place."