Lloris: Spurs put new stadium ahead of title glory

Former Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris as discussed the problems under former manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Lloris, now with LAFC, reached the Champions League final under the current Chelsea boss.

Under Pochettino, you could see the progression year after year, and we were very competitive," he told The Athletic.

We were close to winning. I think at the time, we missed two or three more players to compete for success and for him to win trophies.

Our progression was too fast for the club because, at that time, they were focused on the new stadium. They did not have the financial reserve as they do now. At that time, we needed to add a few players and regenerate that group of players."

He added: When I felt we were most capable of winning a trophy, we had to move to Wembley.

The year before at White Hart Lane, we finished unbeaten. We won 17 games and drew two; it was a big record. At that time, we thought if we stayed at White Hart Lane, we could match the same tally of points, but we moved to Wembley a different environment and stadium.

We had to deal with that for a year and a half. Even with that, we managed to get into the top four."