article_snippet.sent: The former Argentina defender ended a 16-month stint on the south coast last summer to sign a five-year deal at White Hart Lane.
article_snippet.sent: Pochettino (left) managed Southampton between 2013 and 2014 before leaving for Tottenham Hotspur .
article_snippet.sent: Ronald Koeman had to cope with several player sales at Southampton, including Luke Shaw to Manchester United .
article_snippet.sent: Attacking midfielder Adam Lallana (right) was also sold to Liverpool shortly after Ronald Koeman arrived at the club .
article_snippet.sent: Everybody was afraid because we had to make a lot of changes in the team,' Ronald Koeman told reporters. '
article_snippet.sent: The former Argentina defender's departure left a sour taste with many Southampton fans, whose travelling support gave Ronald Koeman a taster of what to expect at White Hart Lane earlier in the season. '
article_snippet.sent: Sometimes if you go as a Barcelona player to Madrid the reception is difficult, and sometimes in Holland,' Ronald Koeman said, when asked if Ronald Koeman has such a bad reception. '
article_snippet.sent: There certainly does not appear any bad blood between Ronald Koeman and Pochettino, despite the latter suggesting earlier in the year that Ronald Koeman handed the Dutchman an easy job at Southampton.
article_snippet.sent: Ronald Koeman took those comments in Ronald Koeman stride, joking at the time that Ronald Koeman only came to Southampton 'to have a nice little holiday'.
article_snippet.sent: From what I heard, maybe I try to do more training sessions with the ball and maybe Ronald Koeman was a little bit more physical. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Ronald Koeman took over Southampton last summer after Mauricio Pochettino left for Tottenham .
  