USA want to destroy Panama... but only on the pitch - Pochettino - video Dailymotion

Mauricio Pochettino says motivation to beat Panama is not political after President Donald Trump's comments

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00:00I think we cannot mix political scene with the sport.

00:03In my career, it's not because I don't want to talk.

00:06I have my ideas, but I think I represent my country,

00:09but the Federation of Soccer, and only I need to talk about soccer.

00:15I think we have qualified people that can talk about political,

00:19but I am not an expert in politics.

00:22We want to destroy Panama, we want to destroy the next one,

00:25and we want to win, but destroy, when I say we destroy,

00:28it's in a sport way.

00:30We want to beat them, we want to win the game,

00:34and I think motivation cannot be from different political problems,

00:41diplomatic problems, that we cannot be involved.