More chances for Foyth this season Poch tells Spanish press


Big things expected of Juan Foyth

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Pochettino has high hopes for young centre-back Juan Foyth

He looked still short of the standard required but with plenty of potential when he turned out in the Cup competitions last season. A few passing errors, positional and playing errors are only to be expected when a player is learning his craft in a new country.

He recovered several situations where he had got himself in difficulty and won the ball back after a passing error so it would have been a good learning experience. Clearly, he will have improved since then and it sounds as though Pochettino thinks so too, the way he spoke about him in an interview in Spain.

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La Liga writer. Can be found at  over the summer months.

He has translated a Mauricio Pochettino interview where he talks about young 20-year-old (21 next January) Argentinian centre-back Juan Foyth.

"When we signed him we knew it'd be difficult to offer regular football. What we wanted was him to adapt to English football without any pressure on his shoulders.

"First he needed to learn the language and then adapt to another culture and, of course, a different style of football. He's played in some cup games and he did very well. He's shown an incredible maturity. For me, he's got a lot of potential and has a great attitude.

"He's a central defender who possesses enormous quality. I hope next season he can provide a lot more to the team and that he can play more often so that he keeps developing.

"That's our objective, that he keeps improving step by step, that he can secure a place in the squad and can become an important player for us. I believe in him 100%."

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