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I'm not sure you actually read the preceding sentences to the bit you bolded. The post was about spin and how the media will choose to spin anything he says. The bits you bolded were hypothetical responses to things Poch may have said in response to the Sky reporter.I have no problem with the press officer shutting down sky sports, but this (the bit in bold in particular) is such wishful thinking.
If Poch wished to rule himself out of the job he could easily do so without making anyone doing ridiculous. There are clearly two possible reasons why he hasn’t ruled himself out of the job.
1.) he is considering taking the if it’s offered.
2.) he thinks that being considered for the job gives him some leverage with Levy.
In reality, both are probably true.
Poch may well decide to stay at Spurs even if he’s offered the united job. But it is obviously something he will need to think about carefully. It is probably safe to say that he will not want to stay at Spurs for another 5 years if he does not think it will be possible to achieve significantly more than he already has.
But, less speculatively, we all saw last summer around the time he was linked to Madrid that he made a lot pointed comments about the need to improve the squad and the need to spend. I very much doubt he would dismiss the possibility of joining united without getting anything in return.
What's really interesting is that you've actually reinforced my point. In that If Poch will consider a Man U job offer should it come, he makes an error in speaking about it now, before an offer has come in. If he states to the media that he is interested in the job, he may then force his chairman's hand. Levy has shown that he will brook no messing around in the past - remember how Harry was dispensed with? So even if Poch was trying to gain 'leverage' with Levy, speaking about the Man U job would be the last thing he would do.
So, once again, we return to the point that saying nothing is the best thing for all concerned, except for the media.