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Manager Mauricio Pochettino
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Of course it means something, a real 'I was there' moment. I'm glad Poch has set his sights even higher but we haven't forgotten the wins over Inter and AC and we won nowt that season.
Really good interview with Guillem Balague who wrote the new book abut Poch:
Did anyone else think Poch looked fucked off in his press conference last night after the game? I would have thought he wouldn't have been able to keep the smile off his face.
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He was probably annoyed that we concededDid anyone else think Poch looked fucked off in his press conference last night after the game? I would have thought he wouldn't have been able to keep the smile off his face.
Fuck me Shreeves is a cunt, that line of questioning was ridiculous.
You're right he did, the other advantage is that players understand each other's roles better and the team is more able to adapt if someone is out for any reason. We have amazing versatility in our players they look v comfortable in lots of different roles.
I think that and he's still upset that we lost two games recently. He wants the players to remain focused I guess. I was surprised though that he wasn't beaming.
If he had said "They have to win a trophy" one more time I would have sodomised him to death with the European Cup
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Well I didn't see THIS article coming!!
Real Madrid want Tottenham boss to replace Zinedine Zidane | Daily Mail Online
...wow... out of the blue.. . Totally blindsided by that revelation...
...plus he'll be taking Kane and Dele with him... who'd have thought it?
Fucking lazy journo pricks!
Real Madrid want Tottenham boss to replace Zinedine Zidane | Daily Mail Online...wow... out of the blue.. . Totally blindsided by that revelation...
...plus he'll be taking Kane and Dele with him... who'd have thought it?Fucking lazy journo pricks!
Well I didn't see THIS article coming!!
...wow... out of the blue.. . Totally blindsided by that revelation...
Fucking lazy journo pricks!
So predictable, the media are just an embrassment these days. If we draw another one of the big boys you can bet your house on “Barca/Bayern interested in Kane/Alli etc before and after the game. Just like before the Chelsea, United and Madrid games.
Well I didn't see THIS article coming!!
...wow... out of the blue.. . Totally blindsided by that revelation...
Fucking lazy journo pricks!
You know it’s bollocks when they say Poch is seen as the “long-term solution”. As if Real do long-term solutions.
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Should probably just sell the club to them and be done with it then? Cunts.Well I didn't see THIS article coming!!
...wow... out of the blue.. . Totally blindsided by that revelation...
Fucking lazy journo pricks!
yeah, could pretty much keep the strip too.
Change the emblem.
Chirpy too of course.
The find and replace button working well within the same Newspaper, because yesterday they wrote it was PSG.Well I didn't see THIS article coming!!
...wow... out of the blue.. . Totally blindsided by that revelation...
Fucking lazy journo pricks!
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino tops wishlist for PSG | Daily Mail Online
The Sun too say PSG so it must be true
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino 'heads up six-man shortlist to replace PSG boss Unai Emery'
Oh but then they also ran a story saying Real Madrid, so confusing, may be this one is correct because they also want Dele and Kane.
Real Madrid transfer news: Los Blancos want Mauricio Pochettino to replace Zinedine Zidane - and bring Dele Alli and Harry Kane with him
Or may be The Telegraph know more when they say that it's Man U that want him
Man Utd transfer news and rumours: 'Mauricio Pochettino lined up as Louis van Gaal replacement'
No, it's certainly Utd that he's off to because The Guardian have reported it too, must be true
Football rumours: Mauricio Pochettino heading for Manchester United?
Tottenham are on brink of something special - if they keep Mauricio Pochettino
Tottenham are on brink of something special - if they keep Mauricio Pochettino
Who would you prefer managing your club: a coach with two Champions League wins, a Liga and the World Club championship in less than two full seasons in senior management, or a coach who, in eight years as a manager, has won nothing?
Zinedine Zidane or Mauricio Pochettino? Based on their CVs there is no choice, yet you will not find a single Spurs fan willing to swap their coach for the Real Madrid legend.
In fact, if Zidane’s troubles continue in Spain I am confident Pochettino would be the first name on the Real president Florentino Pérez’s Christmas wishlist.
Some managers, like Zidane, are figureheads. They inspire with their presence, command the respect of a dressing room and ensure the egos work together.
Their work should not be underestimated at the superclubs. Zidane deserves more credit for what he has achieved in Madrid since taking over in January 2016. No one will convince me Zidane is a superior training ground coach to his predecessor, Rafa Benítez – the most studious and tactically aware manager I ever had - but moulding superstar players into a unit brings its own challenges. Benítez did not succeed with the same group of players.
There are other coaches who change the mentality, reputation and status of a football club so their imprint remains long after they have moved on. Football historians can create their own list of these coaching pioneers from Matt Busby and Bill Shankly to Rinus Michels to Johan Cruyff and Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola.
Pochettino is changing our perception of Spurs by following the tradition of his compatriot and mentor Marcelo Bielsa. He has absorbed Bielsa’s ideas but he is yet to shrug off one of the more unwelcome habits of his teacher.
Speak to any coach inspired by Bielsa and they will lavish praise, but his honours list is modest. He has never won a major trophy in Europe, and his last title was in Argentina in 1998.
Does this diminish Bielsa’s genius or scale of his influence? Of course not, but the greatest managers want success to enhance their prominent standing.
Tottenham are deservedly winning plenty of applause for their brilliant form, but here is one compliment they will not like: they are the best trophy-less team I have ever seen.
English football has never had a side play so consistently well without anything to show for it. People talk about Kevin Keegan’s entertainers of 1996 but Spurs are vastly superior.
I was at Wembley in midweek to see the dismantling of Real Madrid in the Champions League. It felt like a statement performance.
You heard some say Madrid are a fading force, no longer the side that won three of the last four Champions League finals. I have no time for such nonsense, when the breaking down of a formidable opponent is attributed to one team’s weakness more than the other’s strength.
Fair enough Real had two or three first team players missing, but they had not lost a group game for five years before Wednesday. They are a team packed with extraordinary players who were made to look an ordinary side. Pochettino’s line-up demonstrated the youthful vigour that makes them one of the most exciting teams in Europe, and we should also remember how close they were to winning the away fixture a fortnight ago. This was not a solitary impressive performance, but a level Spurs have been building to for three years.
Pochettino said this game this could be a turning point psychologically. For me, the one thing the team lacks is that winning mentality. Do those players truly believe they can win the big trophies?
Is there something about Spurs as a club that means the general lack of expectation they will win the top honours impacts on the mentality of the players?
For this to change there is an emphasis on the need to retain their stars such as Dele Alli and Harry Kane. No. The most important man they must keep is Pochettino.
Why am I such a big fan? I retired as a player almost five years ago and since moving into punditry Pochettino’s Tottenham are the team I have enjoyed watching most. They are everything you want in terms of balance, attacking, defending, bringing youngsters through and improving players.
Their constant changing of their set-up from a back three to back four typifies Pochettino’s coaching skill. We see other managers do this and think it is because of uncertainty, not knowing the best team or system. When I see Spurs do it, it is seamless, everyone knowing and understanding their role.
A lot of people in football discuss systems. It is easy to talk about it, but a completely different proposition executing, ensuring players comprehend it and buy into it.
I said on Wednesday it was a privilege to be at Wembley to witness Spurs’ performance. As a neutral I am sure I speak for a lot of people in this country when I say it will be a shame if this manager and this team does not win a major trophy in the next two or three years.
That will be extremely difficult with the financial might of the Manchester clubs and Chelsea. There will be a temptation to leave for Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain, who I have no doubt will offer Pochettino the chance to join the managerial elite as a trophy winner swifter than might be possible in north London.
The greatest managers not only collect silverware, but leave a lasting legacy. Pochettino can achieve both at Tottenham. If he succeeds, Bielsa’s student will eclipse his master.
Tottenham are on brink of something special - if they keep Mauricio Pochettino
Who would you prefer managing your club: a coach with two Champions League wins, a Liga and the World Club championship in less than two full seasons in senior management, or a coach who, in eight years as a manager, has won nothing?
Zinedine Zidane or Mauricio Pochettino? Based on their CVs there is no choice, yet you will not find a single Spurs fan willing to swap their coach for the Real Madrid legend.
In fact, if Zidane’s troubles continue in Spain I am confident Pochettino would be the first name on the Real president Florentino Pérez’s Christmas wishlist.
Some managers, like Zidane, are figureheads. They inspire with their presence, command the respect of a dressing room and ensure the egos work together.
Their work should not be underestimated at the superclubs. Zidane deserves more credit for what he has achieved in Madrid since taking over in January 2016. No one will convince me Zidane is a superior training ground coach to his predecessor, Rafa Benítez – the most studious and tactically aware manager I ever had - but moulding superstar players into a unit brings its own challenges. Benítez did not succeed with the same group of players.
There are other coaches who change the mentality, reputation and status of a football club so their imprint remains long after they have moved on. Football historians can create their own list of these coaching pioneers from Matt Busby and Bill Shankly to Rinus Michels to Johan Cruyff and Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola.
Pochettino is changing our perception of Spurs by following the tradition of his compatriot and mentor Marcelo Bielsa. He has absorbed Bielsa’s ideas but he is yet to shrug off one of the more unwelcome habits of his teacher.
Speak to any coach inspired by Bielsa and they will lavish praise, but his honours list is modest. He has never won a major trophy in Europe, and his last title was in Argentina in 1998.
Does this diminish Bielsa’s genius or scale of his influence? Of course not, but the greatest managers want success to enhance their prominent standing.
Tottenham are deservedly winning plenty of applause for their brilliant form, but here is one compliment they will not like: they are the best trophy-less team I have ever seen.
English football has never had a side play so consistently well without anything to show for it. People talk about Kevin Keegan’s entertainers of 1996 but Spurs are vastly superior.
I was at Wembley in midweek to see the dismantling of Real Madrid in the Champions League. It felt like a statement performance.
You heard some say Madrid are a fading force, no longer the side that won three of the last four Champions League finals. I have no time for such nonsense, when the breaking down of a formidable opponent is attributed to one team’s weakness more than the other’s strength.
Fair enough Real had two or three first team players missing, but they had not lost a group game for five years before Wednesday. They are a team packed with extraordinary players who were made to look an ordinary side. Pochettino’s line-up demonstrated the youthful vigour that makes them one of the most exciting teams in Europe, and we should also remember how close they were to winning the away fixture a fortnight ago. This was not a solitary impressive performance, but a level Spurs have been building to for three years.
Pochettino said this game this could be a turning point psychologically. For me, the one thing the team lacks is that winning mentality. Do those players truly believe they can win the big trophies?
Is there something about Spurs as a club that means the general lack of expectation they will win the top honours impacts on the mentality of the players?
For this to change there is an emphasis on the need to retain their stars such as Dele Alli and Harry Kane. No. The most important man they must keep is Pochettino.
Why am I such a big fan? I retired as a player almost five years ago and since moving into punditry Pochettino’s Tottenham are the team I have enjoyed watching most. They are everything you want in terms of balance, attacking, defending, bringing youngsters through and improving players.
Their constant changing of their set-up from a back three to back four typifies Pochettino’s coaching skill. We see other managers do this and think it is because of uncertainty, not knowing the best team or system. When I see Spurs do it, it is seamless, everyone knowing and understanding their role.
A lot of people in football discuss systems. It is easy to talk about it, but a completely different proposition executing, ensuring players comprehend it and buy into it.
I said on Wednesday it was a privilege to be at Wembley to witness Spurs’ performance. As a neutral I am sure I speak for a lot of people in this country when I say it will be a shame if this manager and this team does not win a major trophy in the next two or three years.
That will be extremely difficult with the financial might of the Manchester clubs and Chelsea. There will be a temptation to leave for Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain, who I have no doubt will offer Pochettino the chance to join the managerial elite as a trophy winner swifter than might be possible in north London.
The greatest managers not only collect silverware, but leave a lasting legacy. Pochettino can achieve both at Tottenham. If he succeeds, Bielsa’s student will eclipse his master.
Everyone saying we only beat RM because they were shit is such bollocks. We made them look shit. I’m glad he puts that one to bed.
One of our top scorers. Respect.