High praise: Pochettino would love to stay in north London as long as Wenger
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is eager to test himself against the 'great' Arsene Wenger in Saturday's north London derby.
The clash at the Emirates marks the Argentine's first derby while 64-year-old Wenger is now in his 18th season in the Premier League.
The Arsenal boss is comfortably the longest-serving boss in the top flight and Pochettino admits he dreams of replicating Wenger's success, across the other side of north London.
He said: "I have full respect for him, he is a great manager. An 18-year stay in charge is not easy. It's a big gap with me in Tottenham.
"Tottenham for me is a big job, it's a dream to stay here like (him) or to have the time Arsene had in Arsenal. For this, I need to show my skill, I need to work hard, I need to get the results.
"In football you never know, you need to work with passion that we have. We are positive in our job, in our skill, with the players. We try to arrive as far as possible."
The clash will also see Calum Chambers make his derby bow - a player who was given his first-team debut by Pochettino at Southampton.
And the Spurs boss insists he never had any doubt the 19-year-old would have a long career at the top.
Pochettino added: "Calum deserves his moment now because one year ago at the start of pre-season at Southampton he was playing in the development squad and step by step by he deserved to play and win his place in the first team.
"It is not only because he has talent he also has a great personality and character."
Source: Mirror UK
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