But in his Friday press conference ahead of the visit of Newcastle, the Argentinian said: “I am a person that is so happy and trying to help the progress of the club.
“I said in the last press conference not always my idea is the same as the club’s or the chairman’s or the people that are in the club.
“In the moment we take some decisions because sometimes we are forced. I wanted to strengthen the squad but if we cannot strengthen and cannot sign I need to stick and be with the progress of the club.
Mauricio Pochettino bemoaned another quiet transfer window (Image: Getty)
Tottenham reserve striker Fernando Llorente angered fans before scoring the winner in midweek (Image: Getty)
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“I am disappointed because we are in a good position.
"And with more help from some players… we can not use the excuse we aren’t a real contender. We will dream we will fight until the end to be as high as we can.
“I want to be clear with you and everyone, if you twist my answer like many times and manipulate my answer, sometimes you make me look (like) ‘oh I’m so happy we didn’t sign [anyone]’.
“Enough is enough, I am happy to work with my squad, I have a good squad, but always I am open to add more quality. You need to improve, if we can’t add I am not going to be sad.
Mauricio Pochettino has a good relationship with owner Daniel Levy (Image: Getty)
“I am going to be happy to work with my players and I am so positive that we can win without or with signing. I want to win for my CV, I want to win for my fans, for my players, for my family too.”
Harry Kane is currently recovering from an ankle injury sustained three weeks ago, and there was speculation that Tottenham were seeking a loan deal for Michy Batshuayi, who ended up joining Crystal Palace.
Asked whether he was frustrated to not acquire the Belgian striker, Pochettino replied: “No. there were many reports and rumours and got a lot of information and for sure more than use.
Tottenham reportedly missed out on Michy Batshuayi, who went to Crystal Palace (Image: Getty)
“I cannot talk about the different situation, we were waiting for different situations that may happen, like in every window.
“I think nothing to say about that rumour, I think we were open to add players and quality to help us achieve in three months to be in competition and achieve what we want, but we cant add that quality.
“It’s not because I wanted, it’s because we can’t add. I was so open but for different reasons we cannot deliver what we wanted.”