- Oct 1, 2005
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Pochettino does not need more money. His way of doing things and way of competing has not been built on big money. It's hard work, intensity, young hungry players, and forging a mindset where they will go out there, give 110% and run through brick walls.
What he needs is to stick to this approach even more, apply it as close to 100% as he possibly can, and be even more ruthless. There are still gaps in the squad that need addressing, but personally I don't think you need to strive for like for like quality - take Kane's backup for instance, what you need is someone hungry who can offer high energy for 90 mins and with a die for the cause attitude, rough up defences and allow the Eriksen's, Alli's, Son's etc to take advantage of it. And if players have lost that hunger after a few years, then it's got to be bye bye.
I also think that as a collective some of the standards in terms of what we do, the press/work rate/intensity etc, have dipped a bit, or certainly been a bit more inconsistent than the last couple of seasons.
Or we could just focus on supposed marquee players.....
I disagree with this - he does need more money - he has done fantastic and is great at bringing through young players but if we want to win titles/cups, etc. on a regular basis we need to significantly increase our spending.