Dembele is a 'genius' like Okocha - Pochettino

Austin Jay Jay Okocha, might have retired from football but his name still echoes around the exciting world of the game and the latest person to mention the Nigerian in good light is former teammate, Mauricio Pochettino.

The Argentine is currently the manager of high flying premier league side, Tottenham Hotspur and just at the weekend he branded his player, Mousa Dembele a ‘genius’ just like Okocha.


Dembele was instrumental for Spurs yesterday as they defeated hard fighting Burnley 2-0 to cut Chelsea’s lead on top of the premier league log to seven after the Blues lost 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace.


“I always say, 'Mousa, when I write my book I will say you are one of the genius players I have been lucky to meet'.

“They are (Diego) Maradona, Ronaldinho, Jay-Jay Okocha, Ivan de la Pena and Mousa Dembele. We've always told him that if we had taken him at 18 or 19-years-old, he would have become one of the best players in the world."

Dembele is a 'genius' like Okocha - PochettinoOkocha, Pochettinho, and Ronaldinho during their time at PSG
"We always told him that if we had taken him at 18 or 19 years old, he would have become one of the best players in the world. I would have loved to have taken him on at 18."

Pochettino was Okocha’s teammate at Paris Saint German (PSG) for two seasons.


https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/pochettino-genius-dembele-talented-ronaldinho-maradona-okocha/

Okocha, Pochettinho, and Ronaldinho during their time at PSG


Pochettinho now Tottenham Hotspur manager

ROnaldinho, GOAT..
I hail thee

Then Hazard is a GENERAL IN COMMAND!!!

how can you compare Dembele with Okocha? which kind rough play be that?

Why's Jay Jay looking like that mature student in every faculty?

Pochettino don chop up....see his cheeks now

modelmike7:
Then Hazard is a GENERAL IN COMMAND!!!

Dem dey talk of Okocha dis donkey dey mention hazard name.

Dembele is not in those players class....

Dembele is not even better than Modric, Iniesta etc before we talk of A-class legends...

Lol.

but to be candid he has not started doing half of what the legend (okocha) did when it comes to skillful football

check this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peu7cBp3ero


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFvpuNDuKkg



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh2FWG5pD3g

hard work pays...must register my name in this world and una go hala am one day

Legend Okocha

Òmò that dembele na cheat


twale for him

I hear Okocha is from my State. Ogun State

Òmò that dembele na cheat


twale for him

So all of dem senior Iniesta

okay

I was wondering where d'hell z poch....




Then I saw him at the back.

I wonder why this Okocha of a man is highly underrated by the world as a legend that he is.

Miraculously, aside his clubs, he only managed to rear his head in Africa as a legend.


Shey na village things?

it feels good hearing such praise on a man from our very own naija

Ok

Getting to understand how NL works each passing day. Nice one.

See old news...

I always thought Jay Jay Okocha didn't get enough credits and accolades he deserved as a player...

Jokerman:
Dembele is not in those players class....

Dembele is not even better than Modric, Iniesta etc before we talk of A-class legends...

then you don't know anything