English Premiership: Reason for Tottenham's failure by Mauricio Pochettino.

Just think of it as a man who the whole world is against. They keep throwing tantrums  at him like "you fool, you'll never succeed!, bastard! What good are you to this World?, stupid!, foolish!". Just imagine a man that keeps on repeatedly hearing such kind of words. I think that's the simplest way of explaining what Pochettino means.

The whole of England except for Tottenham fans wanted Leciester City to win the title majorly because they were a small club having a Cinderella like season. Even notable players were vocal of their support for Leciester City and their wishes that Tottenham failed. Eden Hazard & Cesc Fabregas were the major culprits in this. They never hid their disgust at the sight of Tottenham having a chance, it was no wonder that both players were instrumental in the comeback of Chelsea FC from 2-goals down to eventually tie the game at 2-2 with Hazard scoring the final goal at Stamford bridge. This was the match that surely ended Tottenham's hope of a title. From there, it went worse for Tottenham, the youngest team in the whole of the Premiership couldn't handle the pressure and eventually capitulated, losing their final two games and finishing third behind their arch-rivals Arsenal.

Speaking to Canal+, Pochettino believes that "everyone" favored a Leciester City title win over a Tottenham one , and that it was "an extra stress" to the players.

"I believe we're brave and took risks." Pochettino said. A team is a reflection is a reflection of its coaching staff, that's something I learnt from Bielsa.

"We're the youngest team in the Premier League. Playing well isn't easy but we failed; failed in the key moments to become Champions."

"I have to admit it (public opinion) was an extra stress. Everyone was against us. The team in second was the one to beat."

So tell me, if it were you, could you handle such pressure or "extra stress" in Pochettino's words?