Every word Mauricio Pochettino said on Tottenham vs Chelsea, Reece James, Broja and Daniel Levy

Mauricio Pochettino returns to Tottenham on Monday night for the first time following his sacking in November 2019. Now in charge of Chelsea, the reaction to his return has been much anticpated with the Blues travelling across London as underdogs.

Pochettino was asked about the job Angeo Postecoglou is doing, his relationship with Daniel Levy, the latest Chelsea injury news and much more in his pre-match press conference.

football.london has taken down the full transcript of what was said by the 51-year-old head coach.

Will Reece James play 90 minutes on Monday?

(Laughs) I don't know. We'll see. We'll see first of all if he's available. Then if my decision is to play with him or not.

He came through the midweek game okay?

Yes I think it was good for him to start a game after a few months. For the team, because he's our captain, he's a very important player. Now we need to assess him to see if he's ready to start or not on Monday.

How special is it to go back to Tottenham?

Yeah, really special because coming back after four years to a place we have amazing memories and create amazing memories together, I think it is special. I cannot lie.

You didn't get a chance to say goodbye then?

That is true, because in the moment I left the club, it was a difficult situation, a difficult moment. Now, we have the opportunity to come back and see people who are still working there, a good chance for us, and it's going to be an exciting moment.

Expecting a warm welcome?

I'm not going to say anything at the moment because until Monday we cannot guess. The most important is people know we cannot forget what we lived together. Amazing memories and then I'm going to respect the people, how they're going to express. It won't change my emotions,