The Mauricio Pochettino thread

[Doctor Dinkey]

If he goes, he goes.
We'll just go from winning no trophies with Poch to winning no trophies with someone else...

 

[markiespurs]

How do some of you get through a day?!

ever increasing doses of Prozac i’d Imagine.

 

[Lilbaz]

How do some of you get through a day?!

I think it starts off:
Wake up go to brush my teeth, OMG SOMEBODY SQUEEZED THE PASTE IN THE MIDDLE, NOW IT'S ALL RUINED! I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SQUEEZE IT BACK IN SHAPE, WHICH MEANS I'LL MISS MY TRAIN.

I'LL BE LATE FOR WORK, MY BOSS WILL SACK ME. MY WIFE WILL LEAVE ME. I'LL LOSE THE HOUSE. MY KIDS WILL HATE ME.

I MIGHT AS WELL END IT NOW. FUCK YOU LEVY!!!

 

[spursfan77]

Still doubt anything comes of this and it is a lot of speculation but blah blah...



(No idea why he threades these two tweets together. Second one is the important bit)

But but but, what’s Poch won at spurs...

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

How do some of you get through a day?!

 

[spursfan77]

How do some of you get through a day?!

I sometimes think the lack of backbone of some of our fans really doesn’t help the club.

 

[Donki]

This poll is interesting.....

https://fororealmadrid.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=21712

 

[Spartan Spurs]

Poch will stay for 2 reasons.

1. I consider Poch an honorable man of his word.
Numerous times he has said he "wants a project & to see it out" & is "pleased with the one he has here".

Just last week he extended his contract for 5 more years.
No indication that he is unhappy & wishes to leave.
Even when the media went into a frenzy a couple of weeks back about him leaving, what did he do? Quietly went ahead & signed an extension.
I'm not aware of him having discussed or even entertained any other options.

2. RM, as is, is not the prototypical squad that Poch prefers.
The core members are older & big personalities that predominately have a "me first" attitude.
No doubt they are top players but by no means are a few at the top, team players.
I can't see them bowing down to Poch & putting in the work ethic & togetherness that he desires.
He would essentially have to clean house. Would the board AND fans allow for that?

Having said this, he has walked away in the past but assess the reasoning behind it. Different situation.

 

[fortworthspur]

he just signed a new contract last week. he isnt leaving this summer.

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

I think it starts off:
Wake up go to brush my teeth, OMG SOMEBODY SQUEEZED THE PASTE IN THE MIDDLE, NOW IT'S ALL RUINED! I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SQUEEZE IT BACK IN SHAPE, WHICH MEANS I'LL MISS MY TRAIN.!

 

[peteblue]

Durham and Gough on talksqwark are saying we should swap Poch for Zidane. Lol

 

[JayB]

I am unclear why this thread is bustling with so much chatter. We know Zidane's job was at risk before the CL final. We know the CL final was played on May 26th. We also know Poch had three years on his contract and extended it to 2023 on the 24th.

If you had three years on your contract already, you are not worried about losing your job. He could have dragged things out a few more days to see how the CL final went if he was honestly considering a move to RM. The only reason to commit to 2023 with Spurs before the final was to affirm that he had no interest in leaving.

The journos just want to sell papers and clicks, this is all nonsense. I'm just as comfortable as the next person getting obsessed with silly season, but Poch to RM this summer has no basis in reality.

I hope you're right but is it really the case that Poch is the best candidate for clickbate articles to be written about? Surely Klopp, having just managed against Madrid in the CL final and being the current manager of the club with arguably the world's most, erm, exuberant support would be a more sensationalist choice?

The journos (who presumably care somewhat about their reputations as they are their stock in trade) are attaching their names to their articles/tweets, it's not just fodder for the gossip pages. I don't buy that the entire Spanish press speaking in unison about the most high-profile story of the moment can be dismissed out of hand as clickbate.

As for his contract extension, it's one thing to think about hypothetical interest from a club like Real Madrid if a series of events were to come to pass, and it's another entirely when that interest becomes concrete. Life is fluid and what was true last week doesn't necessarily remain true once things have changed.

I think Poch is a bit different than most managers in regard to his willingness to see a project through and I'm not panicking that he'll be gone tomorrow, but I do think we should take seriously the possibility that Perez will be coming for him all guns blazing. The media campaign has already begun.

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

This poll is interesting.....

https://fororealmadrid.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=21712

Poch 22%
Klopp 21%

If Klopp did get it, those thick Scouse **** supporters would be straight on Twitter slagging Spurs off because our manager was rejected in favour of theirs

 

[lazypoodle]

I hope you're right but is it really the case that Poch is the best candidate for clickbate articles to be written about? Surely Klopp, having just managed against Madrid in the CL final and being the current manager of the club with arguably the world's most, erm, exuberant support would be a more sensationalist choice?

The journos (who presumably care somewhat about their reputations as they are their stock in trade) are attaching their names to their articles/tweets, it's not just fodder for the gossip pages. I don't buy that the entire Spanish press speaking in unison about the most high-profile story of the moment can be dismissed out of hand as clickbate.

As for his contract extension, it's one thing to think about hypothetical interest from a club like Real Madrid if a series of events were to come to pass, and it's another entirely when that interest becomes concrete. Life is fluid and what was true last week doesn't necessarily remain true once things have changed.

I think Poch is a bit different than most managers in regard to his willingness to see a project through and I'm not panicking that he'll be gone tomorrow, but I do think we should take seriously the possibility that Perez will be coming for him all guns blazing. The media campaign has already begun.

What the journalists are writing does nothing to tarnish their reputation. They can say Real Madrid value Pochettino over all others, and that may even be truth, but what we must concern ourselves with are not the dreams and hopes of a foreign club but the outcomes that will impact our own. I do think they want Poch, and I do think the journalists are right, but I do not think that Poch has any interest or intent of leaving the club. This topic is much like the talk of him considering managing the national team. If he was even remotely considering it at this point in his career, he would have taken action in alignment with creating that outcome. He has taken action that directly opposes such an outcome for no gain other than to make his position at Spurs stronger.

The journalists get to enjoy a situation where they can prey upon the emotions of their readership and nothing they say tarnishes their reputation as it may all well be true. As long as they don't affirm Pochettino to Real Madrid as a finality, they are technically correct, which is the best type of correct when you're trying to uphold your journalistic reputation.

 

[JayB]

What the journalists are writing does nothing to tarnish their reputation. They can say Real Madrid value Pochettino over all others, and that may even be truth, but what we must concern ourselves with are not the dreams and hopes of a foreign club but the outcomes that will impact our own. I do think they want Poch, and I do think the journalists are right, but I do not think that Poch has any interest or intent of leaving the club. This topic is much like the talk of him considering managing the national team. If he was even remotely considering it at this point in his career, he would have taken action in alignment with creating that outcome. He has taken action that directly opposes such an outcome for no gain other than to make his position at Spurs stronger.

The journalists get to enjoy a situation where they can prey upon the emotions of their readership and nothing they say tarnishes their reputation as it may all well be true. As long as they don't affirm Pochettino to Real Madrid as a finality, they are technically correct, which is the best type of correct when you're trying to uphold your journalistic reputation.

Again I hope you're right, and as I said I do think Poch is a bit different than most managers who would jump at the opportunity to manage the most prestigious club in world football, new contract or no.

If it is the case that Perez is targeting Poch as his first choice, and it is also the case that Poch is as much of a man of his word as he has made himself out to be, then it seems that this could ultimately come down to Levy living up to the assurances he gave Poch to induce him to sign the new contract.

 

[Metalhead]

The thing is Real doesn't treat rejections very well,if Poch rejects them now I doubt they'll offer him the job ever again.Im just praying they offer the Job to Guti their u19 coach.

Plenty of other jobs that Poch could go to in the future were he to want to leave. I can't imagine him laying in bed at night worrying about whether he should reject them even if he was offered the job.

 

[absolute bobbins]

How do some of you get through a day?!

They don’t, pussies.

 

[Spartan Spurs]

I hope you're right but is it really the case that Poch is the best candidate for clickbate articles to be written about? Surely Klopp, having just managed against Madrid in the CL final and being the current manager of the club with arguably the world's most, erm, exuberant support would be a more sensationalist choice?

About that bold piece.
On an elementary basis, Poch beat RM while Klopp lost.

 

[Chris Flynn]

Can a man called Miguel Delaney be taken seriously in a situation such as this?

His names actually Mick Delaney and he's from Kentish Town

 

[Metalhead]

What the journalists are writing does nothing to tarnish their reputation. They can say Real Madrid value Pochettino over all others, and that may even be truth, but what we must concern ourselves with are not the dreams and hopes of a foreign club but the outcomes that will impact our own. I do think they want Poch, and I do think the journalists are right, but I do not think that Poch has any interest or intent of leaving the club. This topic is much like the talk of him considering managing the national team. If he was even remotely considering it at this point in his career, he would have taken action in alignment with creating that outcome. He has taken action that directly opposes such an outcome for no gain other than to make his position at Spurs stronger.

The journalists get to enjoy a situation where they can prey upon the emotions of their readership and nothing they say tarnishes their reputation as it may all well be true. As long as they don't affirm Pochettino to Real Madrid as a finality, they are technically correct, which is the best type of correct when you're trying to uphold your journalistic reputation.

I've said it already but Poch knew that ZZ might leave - we all knew that ZZ might leave so he would not have signed a new contract if he had it at the back of his mind that he wanted the job.