The Mauricio Pochettino thread

For Manure to get him they will have to promise to bring half the Spurs team with him,could they really afford 600/700 million in one whack and expect Levy to sell the heap
.Poch ,Kane ,Ali,Eriksen,Vertonghen ,Son are all upgrades on the players they have in place at the moment.Why the hell would he move.

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^ That's pretty much bang in line with my thoughts.

Man United are playing at being like Real Madrid but have no experience in doing so. It's a poisoned chalice, where managers don't get given the time or control they need to turn things around. A bunch of inexperienced commercial people playing Football Manager at board level. The proof of which was there to be seen in Jose's team selections. That wasn't his team and nobody cared if he didn't want a player or who wanted to sign.

At Tottenham Poch get's given all the control possible to operate within our limited resources. By all accounts he has a good working relationship with Levy and a team built over time in the manor he wishes to build it. If Poch wants a player and we can afford them there's no doubt at all that Levy will do what he can to make it happen.

At Man United money will be spent on the team. Big money. But looking at the way United operate he shouldn't expect any control at all over who comes and goes. It'll certainly be massively different to how it is now. And yet it'll be his reputation on the line just like it was Jose's, LVG's and Moyes's.

And that's ignoring the new stadium, the fact we're better than man united and the fact Poch will certainly feel he could and should deliver silverware at Spurs before moving on.

rajmak said:

All the ex Utd players want Poch but check out this disrespectful piece:

Darren Fletcher
Former Man Utd midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

Mauricio Pochettino ticks all the boxes for United. He's proved at Southampton and Spurs that he can develop young players, he's got a style of play, he's had confrontations with players and he's dealt with it fantastically.
They have big characters at Spurs and there have been a few bits and pieces with different players and he seems to have sorted all that out.
For me, if United come calling, that is big to turn down. You wonder about Real Madrid but they change their manager every year - Pochettino would have a chance to be at United for a long time, settle there and build something fantastic.
Spurs aren't going to win the Premier League. They are moving to a new stadium, they are going to lose players. United have the backing and resources that incorporates winning the league. I don't think Spurs' plan involves winning the Premier League, I think it involves staying in the top four and paying for the new stadium. That will place restrictions on the players you can bring in - I reckon Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld will be off soon and the money to replace them is massive.
If Pochettino has ambitions of winning things then if United come calling, he'd be more than interested. He'll think that's a place he can build a legacy, win trophies and establish himself as one of the best managers in the world.

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That has to be the biggest load of bollocks i’ve read all day from Fletcher. About the only thing he gets right is that we are moving into a new stadium.

The media overzealous remarks about Pochettino are bang out of order. Its like they all have a longing for Poch to jump ship. But that the English media for you.

dondo said:

Wasn’t that concerned about Pochettino leaving for Man U until I heard the press conference when he was asked about it he gave a very vague answer

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That's curious, I just watched it and came away with an entirely different vibe. He seemed relaxed and focused on the match, and refused to comment on specific rumours as always.

Nor was he particularly reassuring this summer when the rumours were flying around about Madrid, he did the usual thing of not commenting on other clubs and specific rumours. No need reminding that he renewed his contract at the exact same time. That's all the reassurance that I need for now.

pennywise said:

That's curious, I just watched it and came away with an entirely different vibe. He seemed relaxed and focused on the match, and refused to comment on specific rumours as always.

Nor was he particularly reassuring this summer when the rumours were flying around about Madrid, he did the usual thing of not commenting on other clubs and specific rumours. No need reminding that he renewed his contract at the exact same time. That's all the reassurance that I need for now.

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Hope your right maybe I read it wrong but just got the vibe he was interested.
Don’t get me wrong I don’t want to lose any of our first teamers but all are replaceable to a certain extent except Pochettino and kane imo

If Poch turns them down he will be lambasted for having no desire to being ambition.

Hope this isn't Pochs ,Redknapp England moment!!!

This is only the tip of the iceberg, like adding fuel to a fire, it will get bigger and bigger.

NOW Poch has it hands on the tank of water, one push and the fire goes out.

If not the fire will spread and engulf us.

Come on Mauricio, it's over to you.

tooey said:

I'm sorry to break it to some of you but I don't think it matters how much money we give him in January or the summer, Man United could double whatever we promise on signings regardless. There is also the fact that we can only spend what we have, some of you seem to think Levy is out to make our managers job as difficult as possible by "not backing" him, this is completely unfounded and when you factor in the cost of the stadium it's more likely that we're just skint at the moment, so the money isn't there to just chuck around.

The niggling, underlying feeling I have is that Poch has a good relationship with some of the powers that be at united, including Ferguson. Poch will no doubt be their number one target and we have no choice but to let him leave if he so wishes (for a massive fee).

However, I honestly don't think he'll leave. I think he'll take one look at the clusterfuck that seems to be going on in united's boardroom and be put off, he'll see a squad that needs to be completely overhauled and probably won't be pieced together in his own vision and he'll stay put for now. If he's as committed to this football club as he portraits in the media he'll want to see his journey with us through and I don't think he'll see his job as finished until we have some silverware to show for his efforts.

If he does go in the summer I will be absolutely gutted. This man has given me the best years as a spurs supporter in my entire life, even with winning f all.

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We're skint. Enic isn't. Neither are other investors that could buy into the club. Not saying enic should sell up but do a share issue and invest the money.

Or seal a naming rights deal.

Lilbaz said:

Harry's first season levy splashed as he was worried that our position in the table was under threat.

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That’s the only time. He obviously never thought Redknapp was going to be taken by England else he’d of got him more than nelsen and Saha!

January’s transfer strategy won’t be effected by today

I do think we all need to take a deep breathe here. We are getting swept up with the huge amount of speculation out there from Man U supporters and journalists chasing the story and the big headline.

Are we choosing to forget everything that Poch has said.

Only on Saturday when being interviewed by Gary Lineker after reaching 100 wins with Spurs he said how he wished for more wins and trophies in the new stadium.

Before the Inter game he explained that his dream was to win trophies in the new stadium with Spurs.

He said to the Spanish media during the international break, there are things in Spurs's future that binds me to the club.

Last week he said when speaking about the rumours, how happy he was here as he was valued, and that is so important for him to feel like that.

Loyalty is so important to this man! How many managers would rule out the biggest job in the world (Barca), and the perfect job for him, as he does not want to disrespect/upset Espanyol.....he is a man of principle!

He said that he does not need to reassure Daniel Levy about his future as you only need to do it that when you are not on the same page. I.e. You don't need to tell your girlfriend everyday that you are not going leave her, when you are in love, you know!

He said today that after 5 years, and with the constant rumours regarding his future, he has never left. I don't need to reassure the fans after 5 years. The Spurs fans should no the answer!

We went through this exact thing in the summer, with Real Madrid and Poch not categorically ruling it out. How many journalists wrote that he was off, you can't turn Madrid down?

Poch has been managing this project to get us into the new stadium all this time and just as he is about to get into the stadium, after expressing how many times his desire to do this? He is now walking away?

If he hadn't gone out for dinner with Sir Alex would this be a big deal, he apparently has turned them down already many times. But now is different, why?

We need to trust IN POCH. If he left us for United now or in the summer, he is not the man that any of us thought he was!!!!

tttcowan said:

I just can't see how what's going on at United won't be factored into to Poch's thinking. It's not a well run club at the moment, if Jose couldn't get them to buy players he wanted why would it be any different with Poch. Jose, LVG and Moyes all went their with great reputations and came out with shit ones. And it's only Moyes who seemed to be given the backing in the transfer market... The rumour is the commercial guys are in charge of transfers over there, not the manager. It's very clear Jose wasn't picking those signings. He just got dumped with them and still had all the expectation put on him to deliver.

They gave Jose a big new contract after he brought in some silver ware. And then didn't back him. Didn't give him control. Poch will know this, it's a shit show over there.

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Clubs not being well run can change with s decent manager. Look at Arsenal.

Tired of this shit..

rajmak said:

All the ex Utd players want Poch but check out this disrespectful piece:

Darren Fletcher
Former Man Utd midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

Mauricio Pochettino ticks all the boxes for United. He's proved at Southampton and Spurs that he can develop young players, he's got a style of play, he's had confrontations with players and he's dealt with it fantastically.
They have big characters at Spurs and there have been a few bits and pieces with different players and he seems to have sorted all that out.
For me, if United come calling, that is big to turn down. You wonder about Real Madrid but they change their manager every year - Pochettino would have a chance to be at United for a long time, settle there and build something fantastic.
Spurs aren't going to win the Premier League. They are moving to a new stadium, they are going to lose players. United have the backing and resources that incorporates winning the league. I don't think Spurs' plan involves winning the Premier League, I think it involves staying in the top four and paying for the new stadium. That will place restrictions on the players you can bring in - I reckon Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld will be off soon and the money to replace them is massive.
If Pochettino has ambitions of winning things then if United come calling, he'd be more than interested. He'll think that's a place he can build a legacy, win trophies and establish himself as one of the best managers in the world.

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We know United will pull out every dirty trick in the book if they really want him.

Personally, I think Paul Ince's suggestions were a far better fit for that club: Hughes and Bruce. Can you imagine?! ?

rajmak said:

All the ex Utd players want Poch but check out this disrespectful piece:

Darren Fletcher
Former Man Utd midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

Mauricio Pochettino ticks all the boxes for United. He's proved at Southampton and Spurs that he can develop young players, he's got a style of play, he's had confrontations with players and he's dealt with it fantastically.
They have big characters at Spurs and there have been a few bits and pieces with different players and he seems to have sorted all that out.
For me, if United come calling, that is big to turn down. You wonder about Real Madrid but they change their manager every year - Pochettino would have a chance to be at United for a long time, settle there and build something fantastic.
Spurs aren't going to win the Premier League. They are moving to a new stadium, they are going to lose players. United have the backing and resources that incorporates winning the league. I don't think Spurs' plan involves winning the Premier League, I think it involves staying in the top four and paying for the new stadium. That will place restrictions on the players you can bring in - I reckon Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld will be off soon and the money to replace them is massive.
If Pochettino has ambitions of winning things then if United come calling, he'd be more than interested. He'll think that's a place he can build a legacy, win trophies and establish himself as one of the best managers in the world.

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Fletcher the fuck wit. Neville has got to be the worst though. I saw a quote from him about Poch today something like 'he plays the right way conducts himself brilliantly like a United man should' or some such mawkish shit. Funny that because Ferguson was a complete ****.

Mr Pink said:

This is only the tip of the iceberg, like adding fuel to a fire, it will get bigger and bigger.

NOW Poch has it hands on the tank of water, one push and the fire goes out.

If not the fire will spread and engulf us.

Come on Mauricio, it's over to you.

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Not sure what he could say to stop it at this point, short of "I will never work for Man U". Anything else that leaves an opening will do so until Man U have filled the position with someone else. Any iteration of "right now" (at the moment, currently, etc) in any statement made leaves opening.

Gbspurs said:

Clubs not being well run can change with s decent manager. Look at Arsenal.

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I just I don't think it's the same at all at United. Wenger called the shots at Arsenal. Emery came in and calls the shots. It's a different model at United. They didn't let Jose call the shots why would they let Poch. It's the Real Madrid model but executed poorly.

If this was ManU trying to poach Arsenal's or Chelsea's manager we'd be loving it, so getting all pissy with the press is a bit ridiculous. Personally I'm not worried about this, I think it could actually work for us. Poch now has a bit of leverage on Levy and the board for transfer funds. That can't be a bad thing. Levy knows what an amazing manager he has and how if he looks after him he could be our Sir Alex or Wenger. Don't panic chaps, he isn't going to walk out on us.

lis spur said:

For Manure to get him they will have to promise to bring half the Spurs team with him,could they really afford 600/700 million in one whack and expect Levy to sell the heap
.Poch ,Kane ,Ali,Eriksen,Vertonghen ,Son are all upgrades on the players they have in place at the moment.Why the hell would he move.

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No they wouldn’t. Can you imagine what Pochettino would do with the likes of pogba Sanchez martial and rashford