Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has stepped back from suggestions he could never manage Barcelona because of his allegiances to their rivals Espanyol.
Pochettino spent eight years playing for Espanyol, Barca's city rivals, before also coaching the team between 2009 and 2012.
The Argentinian was quoted in January as saying he was "born with a bull in his arm", taken to mean he could never manage at the Nou Camp, but Pochettino was keen to correct that interpretation on Friday.
The Spurs boss insisted he had instead said he was born with a "ball in his arm", as a metaphor for him understanding how football works.