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Manager Mauricio Pochettino
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Seems the Saints fans are rapidly turning on Poch....!
"Mauricio Pochettino is a hypocrite for leaving Southampton to join Spurs
Wednesday 28 May 2014 11:52 am
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Mauricio Pochettino has left Southampton to take over at Spurs (Picture: Getty Images)
So Mauricio Pochettino is now the Tottenham manager – words that inspire feelings of betrayal and disappointment as I write them.
Throughout his reign as Saints boss, the Argentinian struck me as a man of honour, someone who stuck steadfastly to his footballing philosophies and who rallied the players to like his style of management.
He even refused to bow to the demands of the media to speak English in press conferences, despite the fact that he can speak the language well.
The announcement of his defection to Spurs has effectively made Pochettino a total hypocrite in my eyes – a man who walked away as soon as he got the chance, a man who only had his best interests at heart, rather than those of our club, our players or the supporters.
He kept up a front for week after week in interviews; ‘I’ve got a year left on my contract, I’m not interested in rumours, I’m waiting for the new plan from the board blah blah blah’. All of that was total nonsense in hindsight. He was desperate for a move to a bigger club.
We’ve got to forget about Pochettino and focus on the future as we have before
Tottenham fans will find this out for themselves in a year or two if he does well; a bigger club than them will come calling and he’ll jump ship again. Either that or he will fail to meet the ambitions of the chairman Daniel Levy and get sacked as so many others have done before him.
It must be said that Pochettino did do an excellent job at St Mary’s but was it one that has really merited such a move? I’d argue not.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has signed Pochettino on a five year contract (Picture: Getty Images)
We finished eighth with a record Premier League points tally for the club, which was a fantastic achievement. But I’m sure with the group of extraordinarily talented young players we have that another quality manager would have delivered a similar result.
Of the three signings that he made, only Dejan Lovren can be considered a success at this point, with Victor Wanyama plagued by inconsistency and Dani Osvaldo a total disaster.
So I’m certainly not going to spend a great deal of time stewing over Pochettino leaving us.
Like many Saints fans, I was genuinely gutted when Nigel Adkins was sacked - but we moved on and improved. When Alan Pardew went and was replaced by Adkins in 2010, we thought our club was on the downturn – and yet we achieved back-to-back promotions.
So I think we’ve got to forget about Pochettino and focus on the future as we have before, and trust in the board to make an appointment that will continue to take Saints forward. They’ve also got to stay strong and stop Spurs from poaching our players as well – because that’s something no Saints fan could stomach.
But I’m hopeful that they will get it right and that Tuesday will not mark the end of the rise of Southampton. Because that really would be worth getting upset about."
http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/28/mauricio-pochettino-is-a-hypocrite-for-leaving-southampton-to-join-spurs-4741829/
No, maybe, actually we're a club who are higher up the food chain that you lot matey,,,,,,,,
"Mauricio Pochettino is a hypocrite for leaving Southampton to join Spurs
Wednesday 28 May 2014 11:52 am
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Mauricio Pochettino has left Southampton to take over at Spurs (Picture: Getty Images)
So Mauricio Pochettino is now the Tottenham manager – words that inspire feelings of betrayal and disappointment as I write them.
Throughout his reign as Saints boss, the Argentinian struck me as a man of honour, someone who stuck steadfastly to his footballing philosophies and who rallied the players to like his style of management.
He even refused to bow to the demands of the media to speak English in press conferences, despite the fact that he can speak the language well.
The announcement of his defection to Spurs has effectively made Pochettino a total hypocrite in my eyes – a man who walked away as soon as he got the chance, a man who only had his best interests at heart, rather than those of our club, our players or the supporters.
He kept up a front for week after week in interviews; ‘I’ve got a year left on my contract, I’m not interested in rumours, I’m waiting for the new plan from the board blah blah blah’. All of that was total nonsense in hindsight. He was desperate for a move to a bigger club.
We’ve got to forget about Pochettino and focus on the future as we have before
Tottenham fans will find this out for themselves in a year or two if he does well; a bigger club than them will come calling and he’ll jump ship again. Either that or he will fail to meet the ambitions of the chairman Daniel Levy and get sacked as so many others have done before him.
It must be said that Pochettino did do an excellent job at St Mary’s but was it one that has really merited such a move? I’d argue not.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has signed Pochettino on a five year contract (Picture: Getty Images)
We finished eighth with a record Premier League points tally for the club, which was a fantastic achievement. But I’m sure with the group of extraordinarily talented young players we have that another quality manager would have delivered a similar result.
Of the three signings that he made, only Dejan Lovren can be considered a success at this point, with Victor Wanyama plagued by inconsistency and Dani Osvaldo a total disaster.
So I’m certainly not going to spend a great deal of time stewing over Pochettino leaving us.
Like many Saints fans, I was genuinely gutted when Nigel Adkins was sacked - but we moved on and improved. When Alan Pardew went and was replaced by Adkins in 2010, we thought our club was on the downturn – and yet we achieved back-to-back promotions.
So I think we’ve got to forget about Pochettino and focus on the future as we have before, and trust in the board to make an appointment that will continue to take Saints forward. They’ve also got to stay strong and stop Spurs from poaching our players as well – because that’s something no Saints fan could stomach.
But I’m hopeful that they will get it right and that Tuesday will not mark the end of the rise of Southampton. Because that really would be worth getting upset about."
http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/28/mauricio-pochettino-is-a-hypocrite-for-leaving-southampton-to-join-spurs-4741829/
No, maybe, actually we're a club who are higher up the food chain that you lot matey,,,,,,,,
I think its the degree of tolerance for boring football verses success, I love the footy under Redknapp as we got 4th place being the most entertaining team in the league. Found AVB frustrating as we became dull as dishwater without any improvement, if anything we went backwards. Far as I am concerned if we are not going to be winning the league or cup I at least want a bit of fun football instead, we are Spurs not boring Chelsea.
I would prefer to lose games 3-4 than 0-4 (against the big clubs)
Seems the Saints fans are rapidly turning on Poch....!
"Mauricio Pochettino is a hypocrite for leaving Southampton to join Spurs
Wednesday 28 May 2014 11:52 am
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Mauricio Pochettino has left Southampton to take over at Spurs (Picture: Getty Images)
So Mauricio Pochettino is now the Tottenham manager – words that inspire feelings of betrayal and disappointment as I write them.
Throughout his reign as Saints boss, the Argentinian struck me as a man of honour, someone who stuck steadfastly to his footballing philosophies and who rallied the players to like his style of management.
He even refused to bow to the demands of the media to speak English in press conferences, despite the fact that he can speak the language well.
The announcement of his defection to Spurs has effectively made Pochettino a total hypocrite in my eyes – a man who walked away as soon as he got the chance, a man who only had his best interests at heart, rather than those of our club, our players or the supporters.
He kept up a front for week after week in interviews; ‘I’ve got a year left on my contract, I’m not interested in rumours, I’m waiting for the new plan from the board blah blah blah’. All of that was total nonsense in hindsight. He was desperate for a move to a bigger club.
We’ve got to forget about Pochettino and focus on the future as we have before
Tottenham fans will find this out for themselves in a year or two if he does well; a bigger club than them will come calling and he’ll jump ship again. Either that or he will fail to meet the ambitions of the chairman Daniel Levy and get sacked as so many others have done before him.
It must be said that Pochettino did do an excellent job at St Mary’s but was it one that has really merited such a move? I’d argue not.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has signed Pochettino on a five year contract (Picture: Getty Images)
We finished eighth with a record Premier League points tally for the club, which was a fantastic achievement. But I’m sure with the group of extraordinarily talented young players we have that another quality manager would have delivered a similar result.
Of the three signings that he made, only Dejan Lovren can be considered a success at this point, with Victor Wanyama plagued by inconsistency and Dani Osvaldo a total disaster.
So I’m certainly not going to spend a great deal of time stewing over Pochettino leaving us.
Like many Saints fans, I was genuinely gutted when Nigel Adkins was sacked - but we moved on and improved. When Alan Pardew went and was replaced by Adkins in 2010, we thought our club was on the downturn – and yet we achieved back-to-back promotions.
So I think we’ve got to forget about Pochettino and focus on the future as we have before, and trust in the board to make an appointment that will continue to take Saints forward. They’ve also got to stay strong and stop Spurs from poaching our players as well – because that’s something no Saints fan could stomach.
But I’m hopeful that they will get it right and that Tuesday will not mark the end of the rise of Southampton. Because that really would be worth getting upset about."
http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/28/mauri...or-leaving-southampton-to-join-spurs-4741829/
No, maybe, actually we're a club who are higher up the food chain that you lot matey,,,,,,,,
Here's another perspective: If you back up just to the January window there was speculation that Pochettino might simply resign, after Cortese's departure.
Now, Southampton has been unable to quell the speculation that a massive cash grab is on the table this summer, with the club cashing out on all of its developed talent. So, he'd effectively be starting over anyways. And wasn't the Director of their Academy, or scouting or some such just released a couple of weeks ago?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/southampton-face-mauricio-pochettino-exit-3026437
Bit bitter.Seems the Saints fans are rapidly turning on Poch....!
"Mauricio Pochettino is a hypocrite for leaving Southampton to join Spurs
Wednesday 28 May 2014 11:52 am
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Mauricio Pochettino has left Southampton to take over at Spurs (Picture: Getty Images)
So Mauricio Pochettino is now the Tottenham manager – words that inspire feelings of betrayal and disappointment as I write them.
Throughout his reign as Saints boss, the Argentinian struck me as a man of honour, someone who stuck steadfastly to his footballing philosophies and who rallied the players to like his style of management.
He even refused to bow to the demands of the media to speak English in press conferences, despite the fact that he can speak the language well.
The announcement of his defection to Spurs has effectively made Pochettino a total hypocrite in my eyes – a man who walked away as soon as he got the chance, a man who only had his best interests at heart, rather than those of our club, our players or the supporters.
He kept up a front for week after week in interviews; ‘I’ve got a year left on my contract, I’m not interested in rumours, I’m waiting for the new plan from the board blah blah blah’. All of that was total nonsense in hindsight. He was desperate for a move to a bigger club.
We’ve got to forget about Pochettino and focus on the future as we have before
Tottenham fans will find this out for themselves in a year or two if he does well; a bigger club than them will come calling and he’ll jump ship again. Either that or he will fail to meet the ambitions of the chairman Daniel Levy and get sacked as so many others have done before him.
It must be said that Pochettino did do an excellent job at St Mary’s but was it one that has really merited such a move? I’d argue not.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has signed Pochettino on a five year contract (Picture: Getty Images)
We finished eighth with a record Premier League points tally for the club, which was a fantastic achievement. But I’m sure with the group of extraordinarily talented young players we have that another quality manager would have delivered a similar result.
Of the three signings that he made, only Dejan Lovren can be considered a success at this point, with Victor Wanyama plagued by inconsistency and Dani Osvaldo a total disaster.
So I’m certainly not going to spend a great deal of time stewing over Pochettino leaving us.
Like many Saints fans, I was genuinely gutted when Nigel Adkins was sacked - but we moved on and improved. When Alan Pardew went and was replaced by Adkins in 2010, we thought our club was on the downturn – and yet we achieved back-to-back promotions.
So I think we’ve got to forget about Pochettino and focus on the future as we have before, and trust in the board to make an appointment that will continue to take Saints forward. They’ve also got to stay strong and stop Spurs from poaching our players as well – because that’s something no Saints fan could stomach.
But I’m hopeful that they will get it right and that Tuesday will not mark the end of the rise of Southampton. Because that really would be worth getting upset about."
http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/28/mauri...or-leaving-southampton-to-join-spurs-4741829/
No, maybe, actually we're a club who are higher up the food chain that you lot matey,,,,,,,,
No different to some of the drivel around here when Bale, Modric, Berbatov, etc, all left
The bigger clubs tend to screw the smaller clubs - circle of 'life' for better or worse
Like Southampton as a club but they have to relise the situation just like us with Real Madrid there is a food chain, any of our players become world class RM come in and poach them from us.
Southampton have refused to confirm that their players won't be sold this summer so from the perspective of Pochenttino it might look like rats jumping from a sinking ship. Bad situation but life if unfair sometimes.
Southampton have refused to confirm that their players won't be sold this summer so from the perspective of Pochenttino it might look like rats jumping from a sinking ship. Bad situation but life if unfair sometimes.
Funny though how so many people try to pretend it isn't like that. All the Liverpool fans thinking thye kept Suarez when if RM really wanted him they could get him it's just Bale is better.
Very bitter...its not like Poch refused to take the team training, or refused to come and manage for two games, or tour, or went to the press and said "I want to join Pompey".......
Its not about leaving the club....there are ways of going about it.
Im not sure why people still cant draw the distinction. Poch left Southampton.
He didnt shit on them to do it.
If they were offered the kind of money we were offered for Bale - pretty sure would have sold
I hope he has a stormer of a WC and gets poached in the summer - oh, the poor 'victims'
Imagine a front 3 of
Bale...........Ronaldo
........Suarez
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The very same bell-ends who would, if offered a better job tomorrow morning, jump ship quicker than you can say 'I'm a hypocritical cunt'
Football is (sadly) mostly business these days
Bale could have left better no question,pochettino was always gonna leave at some point this season or next, agree he didn't shit on them in the same way bale did somewhat with us but the football food chain is just part of life.
That would be some forward line
The food chain is definately a part of football and always has been.
The problem was never that Bale left for Madrid, it was refusing to train and talking about "our" objectives while he was in talks with Real and knew he was leaving.
I dont see the comparisons to Poch leaving Southampton whatsoever.
We were talking to five managers, and he was probably 3rd or 4th choice. He had every reason to think he would be at St Marys next season.
Bale knew he was off from the get go, and started acting unprofessionally to get the move.
There is a big and very clear difference.
Yup, do for me.
Seems the Saints fans are rapidly turning on Poch....!
"Mauricio Pochettino is a hypocrite for leaving Southampton to join Spurs
Wednesday 28 May 2014 11:52 am
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Mauricio Pochettino has left Southampton to take over at Spurs (Picture: Getty Images)
So Mauricio Pochettino is now the Tottenham manager – words that inspire feelings of betrayal and disappointment as I write them.
Throughout his reign as Saints boss, the Argentinian struck me as a man of honour, someone who stuck steadfastly to his footballing philosophies and who rallied the players to like his style of management.
He even refused to bow to the demands of the media to speak English in press conferences, despite the fact that he can speak the language well.
The announcement of his defection to Spurs has effectively made Pochettino a total hypocrite in my eyes – a man who walked away as soon as he got the chance, a man who only had his best interests at heart, rather than those of our club, our players or the supporters.
He kept up a front for week after week in interviews; ‘I’ve got a year left on my contract, I’m not interested in rumours, I’m waiting for the new plan from the board blah blah blah’. All of that was total nonsense in hindsight. He was desperate for a move to a bigger club.
We’ve got to forget about Pochettino and focus on the future as we have before
Tottenham fans will find this out for themselves in a year or two if he does well; a bigger club than them will come calling and he’ll jump ship again. Either that or he will fail to meet the ambitions of the chairman Daniel Levy and get sacked as so many others have done before him.
It must be said that Pochettino did do an excellent job at St Mary’s but was it one that has really merited such a move? I’d argue not.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has signed Pochettino on a five year contract (Picture: Getty Images)
We finished eighth with a record Premier League points tally for the club, which was a fantastic achievement. But I’m sure with the group of extraordinarily talented young players we have that another quality manager would have delivered a similar result.
Of the three signings that he made, only Dejan Lovren can be considered a success at this point, with Victor Wanyama plagued by inconsistency and Dani Osvaldo a total disaster.
So I’m certainly not going to spend a great deal of time stewing over Pochettino leaving us.
Like many Saints fans, I was genuinely gutted when Nigel Adkins was sacked - but we moved on and improved. When Alan Pardew went and was replaced by Adkins in 2010, we thought our club was on the downturn – and yet we achieved back-to-back promotions.
So I think we’ve got to forget about Pochettino and focus on the future as we have before, and trust in the board to make an appointment that will continue to take Saints forward. They’ve also got to stay strong and stop Spurs from poaching our players as well – because that’s something no Saints fan could stomach.
But I’m hopeful that they will get it right and that Tuesday will not mark the end of the rise of Southampton. Because that really would be worth getting upset about."
http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/28/mauri...or-leaving-southampton-to-join-spurs-4741829/
No, maybe, actually we're a club who are higher up the food chain that you lot matey,,,,,,,,
Right, so he didn't do anything that special that another manager couldn't do, he managed to bring in only one quality player, and he didn't do anything good enough to merit a move to us, BUT he's still disappointed and feeling betrayed by the move. Got it.
Odd article isn't like Fergie calling Gerrard not a top player but spending years trying to get him, the smell of BS hits your nose.