Mauricio Pochettino: 'Juventus loss a huge learning curve'

Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that his side can learn a lot from Juventus after being dumped out of the Champions League by the Italian giants.

Speaking to reporters two days on from the defeat,the 46-year-old said: "If we only see the stats from the two games, Tottenham was much the better team. But in football, it's not only about a better performance, stats, more shots on target or to have more possession. It's small details. "Competitions demand different things. Juve are specialists, because they have the habit to win, the habit to put pressure on the referee. The chairman (Andrea Agnelli) stayed in the tunnel before and during the game. It's a club with a culture to try to do everything to help the team. It's a massive opportunity to learn not only on the pitch but outside it. It's two games against this type of club – one on the pitch, one outside of the pitch. "I don't say that Daniel [Levy] needs to be there [in the tunnel]. Only that Juventus was a massive lesson in how to behave. Before the game was Agnelli. After the game was Agnelli, [Giuseppe] Marotta. "I saw at half time how they put pressure on the referee. It's about small details that count a lot in this type of game – even games that both teams can win. I believe those details can help the club to achieve what we want."