Against the odds, Pochettino works a miracle

Soccer Football - Champions League Semi Final Second Leg - Ajax Amsterdam v Tottenham Hotspur - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - May 8, 2019 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, Ben Davies, Fernando Llorente and Erik Lamela celebrate after the match Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino was overcome by emotion after the extraordinary Champions League semi-final victory over Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday and who could blame him?

Few managers have had to deal with what Pochettino has this season -- from being the only European club to make no signings in consecutive transfer windows to playing home games at Wembley because of delays in the completion of the club's new stadium.