Mauricio Pochettino admits his Dele Alli goal celebration landed him in trouble with his wife
Pochettino also revealed he has asked his wife, Karina, to stay away from White Hart Lane because Spurs keep winning in her absence
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Your support makes all the difference.Mauricio Pochettino admits defeat to Millwall in the FA Cup on Sunday will not only incur the wrath of Tottenham's fans - but also his wife.
Spurs face the in-form League One side in the tournament's quarter-finals as Pochettino's men go in search of the club's first trophy since 2008.
Tottenham are strong favourites, particularly given they are unbeaten at White Hart Lane this season, although they were given a scare in last weekend's 3-2 victory over Everton, when the visitors scored twice late on.
Pochettino accepts he celebrated prematurely when Dele Alli's third goal looked to have sealed the win and his wife Karina was quick to point out his mistake.
"I was mad," Pochettino said. "When we finished the game, I saw my phone and my wife said, 'Oh, what did you do? You lost your head when Dele scored?' Never again', my wife said.
"She always has ideas for the team. She always when I arrive home because she was watching on TV, she says 'why this or why that'?
"She always gave the opinion, but always after, never before. We lose - 'why play this? Why not that? Why not change?'
"In the last few weeks she has not been coming to White Hart Lane so I said, 'better you stay at home because we keep winning'."
Asked how often his wife has to tell him off, Pochettino said: "Only once. It's enough."
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