Signs of frustration creeping in perhaps?
I think he came across as rather flat. I don’t believe he does dictate the transfer strategy. I think he is a great coach and has obviously done a lot for Spurs. If RM comes calling we will have trouble holding on to him.Frustration with the press, not with our transfer strategy, which he largely dictates.
Pochettino has a variety of tactics to tell the press to fuck off and/or to evade questions he doesn't want to answer, but he always does it with apparent politeness, sometimes even with charm. The jovial facade has been hardening noticeably in recent months.
I think he was in a bad mood for this press conference. But he's fucked off with fielding non-stop malevolent bullshit from journalists, not with his employers. He never gets through a single press conference without some wanker asking him which of his key players is going to leave first. His patience has been Job-like and I'm not surprised if it is wearing thin.
I think he came across as rather flat. I don’t believe he does dictate the transfer strategy. I think he is a great coach and has obviously done a lot for Spurs. If RM comes calling we will have trouble holding on to him.
I think his frustration ultimately stems from the abject failure of FFP. When you aspire to build a team that can actually win something, it must be very hard to see your main rivals throwing more and more money around with no consequences. It will be a miracle if we win anything the way things stand IMO.
What do the FFP rules actually state? Man City will have to cove North of 450million for the last 18months. Creative accountancy!? Aside. This must hit home at some point?
4 of the 6 most expensive defenders in the world. Player out for 6weeks, sign another £60m player! It really is a different league all together for them.
I fully admire Spurs’ approach, this seemingly inconsequential spending for City is ridiculous.
The FFP initiative has done nothing to curtail the obscene spending it was meant to tackle.
FFP was meant to stop clubs getting in to financial difficulty.
Fair enough, but the rules have been ignored or sidestepped by the super rich clubs without any meaningful punishment.