Mauricio Pochettino identifies completely with Espanyol and portrays the club as more independent and more Catalan than Barcelona. He criticises Barcelona's 'More than a Club' slogan, questioning whether it implies indoctrination of children and rejecting that message. Pochettino says Barcelona is mistaken to promote that idea and acknowledges Barca as a great club while rejecting its cultural promotion. He reiterates that he would prefer working on his Argentine farm than coaching Barcelona and states he would not accept a Barcelona job. Pochettino's ties to Espanyol stem from playing spells and the start of his managerial career. The United States will play friendlies versus South Korea and Japan ahead of the World Cup.
I think that Espanyol is a much more independent club and much more Catalan than Barcelona,
They say that Barça is more than a club - what does that mean? That children should be indoctrinated in certain ideas?
I think Barcelona is wrong about that. Every football team has its culture, and Barça is a great club, but I do not share what they want to make me buy or want to sell to people.
People always say to me, 'We'll see, if one day Barça offers you the job, we'll see what you say.' I can tell you that I would not coach Barcelona.
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