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Manager Mauricio Pochettino
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Mindblown?Just realised that Poch has a little gold 'M' necklace for 'Mauricio' god damn I love him so fucking much.
or Membley?
I know nothing about the guy. What's his history in football/coaching?
I reckon it stands for Magic!
Is he the old Everton midfielder? Probably the right age.
If so he was in their League winning team - played in midfield.
I get the feeling that Mauricio is going to start getting ruthless with this Tottenham team you know. He won't suffer fools gladly and he won't let a Prima Donna ruin his project.
He won't suffer fools gladly and I think that this is his biggest issue with not getting players in. He wants to keep players on their toes and fighting for their places. Instead he has no options to do so. Tough it out Poch, you deserve the chance to show the Premier League what you're all about
He won't suffer fools gladly and I think that this is his biggest issue with not getting players in. He wants to keep players on their toes and fighting for their places. Instead he has no options to do so. Tough it out Poch, you deserve the chance to show the Premier League what you're all about
Agree with this. Hope so too as we're doing worse than last season already. He said he wasn't frustrated, just disappointed. They have let him down. Need at least six points out of our next three league games to stand any chance of challenging where he wants to be judged. Even then it is a tough ask to gain so much ground and requires a far stronger mentality than in the past.
if I was him I'd have told them all before they left for international duty that the whole country will be taking the piss out of them for once again not winning at Wembley. Let the strong ones stew on that and the weak ones show themselves to be weak. He wants pride and should expect it back from the people he's given more lucrative careers to
Blatantly from his Mum... although I love the idea that he just bought a gold M for himself... or made it out of one of Danny Rose's golden teeth.Just realised that Poch has a little gold 'M' necklace for 'Mauricio' god damn I love him so fucking much.
I'd prefer it if it was for his mum. That would be really nice
He's still young, and as much as I love him as a coach, he gets found out by astute tacticians, and he needs to overcome that in Europe and at home.
Conte and Mourinho have been able to set traps for him and he's taken the bait; against the likes of Wenger, Pep and Pellegrini in recent years, he's been able to go toe-to-toe and walk away with the win, but with the pragmatists he's found it tough.
One key issue is his 'default' way of playing; yes he has shown formations variety, but I think he needs to evolve and learn to concede possession.
The pressing game needs to be diluted sometimes as well; that's possibly the biggest factor in the late faltering of the past 2 seasons. The players are exhausted and lack that little bit of extra energy to push over the line. Not every game has to be high octane and chaotic.
Conte and Mourinho have been able to set traps for him and he's taken the bait; against the likes of Wenger, Pep and Pellegrini in recent years, he's been able to go toe-to-toe and walk away with the win, but with the pragmatists he's found it tough.
One key issue is his 'default' way of playing; yes he has shown formations variety, but I think he needs to evolve and learn to concede possession.
The pressing game needs to be diluted sometimes as well; that's possibly the biggest factor in the late faltering of the past 2 seasons. The players are exhausted and lack that little bit of extra energy to push over the line. Not every game has to be high octane and chaotic.
We ended last season strong.
In our final 15 games of last season we won 13 and lost 2, against Chelsea in the FA cup and West Ham. That isn't "late faltering". 39 points out of 45 is title winning form.
What a load of shit. High octane? What are you watching? Give Poch a bell, I'm sure he'd welcome the help.
I think we press quite intelligently. If you want high octane and chaotic then Liverpool are where it's at. He's already a great manager (best at Spurs in my lifetime in my opinion) and being young hopefully means he'll get even better! And I'd love to see what he can do in the league when we're a bit closer to the top five finances wise - don't let Leicester's season fool you, according to the money we've got no right to be anywhere near where we've been as a club the last couple of seasons but somehow this team have pulled it off. Pochettino has to take a lot of the credit for that
I'd like to think that keeping the squad together that's gone from third to second is the biggest thing.
If players need someone to come in that plays their position to motivate them, we've got the wrong ones in the first place.
Sun we looked devoid of ideas, a focus on more incisive play at times would give players the courage to express themselves rather than playing within themselves.
That needs to come from Poch.
It is now so obvious that our biggest selling point, especially for young players, is our manager. So important to have a mentor that will nourish potential.
Well didn't Foyth signed for us because of Poch's fame with young players?. He could have easily doubled his wages at PSG, but the boy is smart.