But the Tottenham boss would have no problem with others checking out his team’s training amid the saga surrounding Leeds United and Derby County
Frank Lampard’s sixth-placed Derby go to Elland Road tonight to take on top-of-the-Championship Leeds (7
45pm). And ahead of the showdown, the Yorkshire club have sparked outcry at allegedly being caught 'spying' on Derby’s training sessions
The Rams released a statement today confirming an employee of Leeds was spoken to by police officers at the perimeter fence of their training ground
And ahead of the showdown, the Yorkshire club have sparked outcry at on Derby’s training sessions
The clubs are in discussions over the incident, with Bielsa’s side under scrutiny
Spurs boss Pochettino worked under Bielsa at Newell’s Old Boys and Espanyol during his playing days, as well as for the Argentina national team
Discussing Bielsa and the spying saga, Pochettino said: “I played for him, I wasn't his pupil
I learned a lot from him. I learned the good and the not so good. Like you, with your teachers at university
“Sometimes it's important to learn the good things and the things you don't need to repeat
I heard, but I don't know what happened.” Asked in a jovial fashion if he would do the same with Manchester United ahead of Sunday’s equally vital Premier League clash at Wembley (4
30pm), Pochettino replied: “Noooo. “It's nothing wrong with finding information about what the opponent is doing
“Thirty years ago it happened in Argentina. Not only Marcelo, all the managers. When I was 17,18,19-year-old all the managers like Bilardo or many others used to send people to watch training sessions
“Here it's a bit weird but it happened in Argentina. “I remember in 1966 World Cup, how did the Argentina team behave? Remember, we always wanted to be more smart than the opponents
It's not a big deal what happened.” A journalist then suggested he would come and watch Pochettino’s training more often
The Tottenham manager insisted: “For me, it's not a problem. I am so open. “The whole of the club is different
I'm more than happy if you watch every single training session. “Maybe after you'll be more agreeing with me to write from your perception [of training]
For me, it's not a big issue.”