I agree.
Initially not really, longer term probably not. We've played that song before.
Should never go back.
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Manager Mauricio Pochettino
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Should never go back.
We can't be planning for after the world cup in the summer of 2026.. We need to make our long term plan starting now.. So, if he's willing to walk out on America to come back to us.. Then cool.. May as well do it over the international break and give him a head start for next season, and see if he can start off with the Europa League trophy.. If he's unwilling to leave before the world cup, then we have to forget about him.. We're deep in the shit.. We can't just stay in it for 16 months until he's ready for us.
I can definitely see him ditching the US.
After all he went to Chelsea so he's clearly not a man of principles.
At this point I assume that Poch just adores the feeling of being appreciate/wanted. And that's why he never shuts the door on any future jobs and acts a bit flirty.
I would hire him back immediately.
1) Because I thought it was a mistake to part ways in 2019.
2) Because things have only been a shitshow since then.
3) Because he is the only appointment now that would instantly return a feel good factor. Heck, that would even take the heat off Levy if he wants self-preservation.
4) Because there's now only Son and Davies left from 2019 so this is a blank slate for him to work with. He's not returning to what he left behind.
5) The young players in this squad have a lot of promise and the one good thing Ange has done is restructure the profile of the squad where we have players who with the right management can develop together into something very good. It's like 2014 where there's a lot of raw talents who right now make too many mistakes but their potential is very high if they can get the errors out.
1) Because I thought it was a mistake to part ways in 2019.
2) Because things have only been a shitshow since then.
3) Because he is the only appointment now that would instantly return a feel good factor. Heck, that would even take the heat off Levy if he wants self-preservation.
4) Because there's now only Son and Davies left from 2019 so this is a blank slate for him to work with. He's not returning to what he left behind.
5) The young players in this squad have a lot of promise and the one good thing Ange has done is restructure the profile of the squad where we have players who with the right management can develop together into something very good. It's like 2014 where there's a lot of raw talents who right now make too many mistakes but their potential is very high if they can get the errors out.
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Given the current political landscape in the states I would totally understand if he is looking for a potential early exit given his status as a foreign worker in the country.
It is interesting that he has apparently been in regular contact with Levy since leaving. And kinda refreshing to have a manager that can separate the professional and personal aspects of it all.
He didn't fail at the chavs though. He inherited a mess of a squad and it took him a few months to figure out what the best system and plan was. I think from Christmas there form was top 3 in the league?
Marcesa has come in and the form continued well but as soon as he's had more time with them it's soon dropped of a cliff
I know plenty of Chelsea fans who said he shouldn't of been sacked and who miss him is all I'll say
Objectively, I think he'd be stupid to ditch the US team right now, they've got a bunch of decent players and with decent coaching could actually have a really good couple of next tournaments.
I know I bust the Pochista's balls, and there are definitely coaches I'd prefer to try, but if it were a choice of him or people like Franck, Southgate etc I'd have the chubby one back, but I don't think he should come back right now, this squad isn't ready for anyone, and he should stick with the US until summer 2026 WC.
I know I bust the Pochista's balls, and there are definitely coaches I'd prefer to try, but if it were a choice of him or people like Franck, Southgate etc I'd have the chubby one back, but I don't think he should come back right now, this squad isn't ready for anyone, and he should stick with the US until summer 2026 WC.
See I disagree this squad would be perfect for him potential everywhere young hungry. It's just mismanaged and a slave to this system. So many comparisons with when he took over after AVB
Mauricio Pochettino: Donald Trump will put pressure on to win World Cup
US head coach on why England is his ‘home’, wanting to coach Tottenham Hotspur again and pressure he feels from the President
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"On a flying visit to London, Pochettino also discussed the prospect of an Argentine managing England, explained why he wants to coach Tottenham Hotspur again and revealed the “pressure” he feels from US president Donald Trump to win the World Cup. He admitted what it would mean to him to gain permanent residence in the US, through a green card, too."
Mauricio Pochettino: Donald Trump will put pressure on to win World Cup
US head coach on why England is his ‘home’, wanting to coach Tottenham Hotspur again and pressure he feels from the President
"On a flying visit to London, Pochettino also discussed the prospect of an Argentine managing England, explained why he wants to coach Tottenham Hotspur again and revealed the “pressure” he feels from US president Donald Trump to win the World Cup. He admitted what it would mean to him to gain permanent residence in the US, through a green card, too."
Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he would have considered becoming the England manager after Gareth Southgate but the timing was not right.
In a wide-ranging interview with Telegraph Sport, the 53-year-old said instead that he had already accepted an offer to coach the United States until the end of next year’s World Cup, which they will host along with Canada and Mexico.
On a flying visit to London, Pochettino also discussed the prospect of an Argentine managing England, explained why he wants to coach Tottenham Hotspur again and revealed the “pressure” he feels from US president Donald Trump to win the World Cup. He admitted what it would mean to him to gain permanent residence in the US, through a green card, too.
But first, given the timing, given how England is his “home”, given how popular he is in this country: what were the chances of him succeeding Southgate following the defeat by Spain in the final of last summer’s European Championship?
Would he, in fact, have considered an approach from the Football Association? “Yes, of course,” Pochettino says. “England is like my home now; this is my home. But it’s true that I am Argentine, always [that] can be controversial.”
‘I was always in the England job conversation’
The former Tottenham and Chelsea manager, who first moved to England in 2013 to coach Southampton, has long been both linked to the national team and shown an interest in them, going back to the last World Cup in Qatar when Southgate considered quitting.“Before I was always appearing in the conversation because my relationship with a former president was Daniel [Levy, actually the Spurs chairman], and always he was telling me, no, that football is about timing,” Pochettino says. “I think when I arrived in the USA, the offer that we have, and we accept to go, there wasn’t another offer.”
Pochettino was appointed by the United States national team in early September in what was something of a coup for the ambitious World Cup hosts. Thomas Tuchel accepted the England job in mid-October after a recruitment process undertaken by John McDermott, the FA’s technical director, who worked closely with Pochettino at Spurs and who appeared keen to select a foreign manager.
“We keep a very good relationship,” Pochettino says of McDermott. “But I think the decision to start to search for a coach was after we signed [with the US]. We signed, and then they started the process. We were never involved.”
Would it have been a problem as an Argentine, given the history between the two countries? “That never happened, I was never put in that position,” Pochettino explains. “But I love England. I know the relationship between the people in England, English citizens and Argentine citizens is very good. Because we have very good things that link [us]. But, for sure, the history is there.
“And always [it] can be controversial, an Argentine guy defending the badge, the flag of England. I think it’s completely different to be here in the Premier League, involved in a club. But I think that is another thing. But because it never happened, it’s not a situation that we need to analyse.”
‘I would like one day to win with Tottenham’
Spurs, meanwhile, feels like unfinished business and, as he talks, it is evident how much the club still means to Pochettino and how much it hurts to have not won a trophy there, particularly losing the 2019 Champions League final to Liverpool.“I would like one day to come back. Not because of my ego, it’s because I would like one day to win with Tottenham,” Pochettino says.
“We were so close and it was so painful and then with Chelsea it was one year, very productive, but we spend nearly five and a half years there [at Tottenham] and we achieved to be in a Champions League [final], to fight for four years to be one of the contenders for the Premier League, when before the club was fighting for different things.”
With the club building a new stadium, Pochettino had agreed not to sign players for 18 months. He adds, honestly: “Also, I made mistakes, you know? But the good thing is when you are clever, you learn from your mistakes. It’s like when a relationship finishes. I feel empty. I feel so disappointed. With everyone but also with myself because I didn’t manage well [at times] and when that happens it’s part of my responsibility.
“I think now Tottenham is a club with an expectation to win because if you see the facilities – training ground or stadium – now you can see it is about winning trophies. That is why I would like one day to come back. But if that doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen.”
Even so, Pochettino is clear that after Chelsea – whom he left by mutual consent after one season despite being “proud” of making “massive” progress in the last six months – he was ready for a different challenge. And that meant international football.
He says: “It was a bad thing to go out of Chelsea because, great club, and then of course the Premier League is the best league in the world. But in two years it’s a World Cup in USA, Mexico and Canada, [which] should be a great opportunity for us to make a break and then to come back to the clubs.”
So, clearly, he does not see a long-term future – for now – as a national team coach even if he says he could stay for “six months, one year, 10 years”. Rather like Tuchel, his focus is on the World Cup and what can be achieved with the US, who have made such significant strides after previously hosting the tournament in 1994, which led to the launch of Major League Soccer.
‘Trump likes to put pressure on – we are ready to deliver’
Naturally Pochettino feels – and wants – the pressure. “I was listening to a conversation between our president Donald Trump and [Fifa president] Gianni Infantino,” he explains. “The president asked: ‘can we win the World Cup?’ And Gianni said, ‘yes’. But I was disappointed with this answer. He should say: ‘You need to ask your great coach, Pochettino. Because for sure, he can give a better opinion’.“By the way, I think the pressure is going to be there, because we are a host. And then it’s a country where the mentality is about winning. You know in sport, in everything that Americans are involved in, they want to win. That is the culture. It’s cultural. Of course, it’s going to be a pressure. But a welcome one. That means that we are going to feel the adrenaline that we need to feel.”
Trump’s knowledge of football and the World Cup may be a bit thin – he even claimed next year’s competition will be the first time it has been held in North America (forgetting Mexico 1970, 1986 and USA in 1994) – but he has already stated his country are in it to win it; however realistic that is for a nation ranked 16th in the world.
“I think we are creating a very good atmosphere. They know that it’s going to be massive pressure,” Pochettino says. “Of course now with our president that likes to put [on] pressure, that is going to be good. Yes, we are ready to deliver.”
Tuchel also faces scrutiny with England. “Always, the pressure is going to be there because England are one of the best national teams and I think today the squad is in the top three best squads in the world,” Pochettino says. “And of course, for Thomas, who is a winner, the challenge is to win… he is in a similar position where he is discovering things and he will learn because he is in a completely different world, being coach of the national team.”
‘USA was a country that was a mystery for me’
Pochettino and his staff, including long-time assistant Jesús Pérez, who is by his side, have embraced life in America.“It’s exciting for too many reasons, not only the challenge on the pitch, that is of course the principle [one], but also the challenge to live and experience to know different culture, different people,” Pochettino says. “Always USA was a country that was a mystery for me. The people are completely different, you know. But I think there are many reasons that make us pay attention, then we listen to the offer, and the possibility to be there. We were so excited.”
First up, in terms of preparation, there is the Concacaf Nations League, with a semi-final against Panama this week and the US having won its three previous editions. Then in the summer they co-host the Gold Cup with Canada. Mexico, the only team to defeat Pochettino’s US side in his six games so far – he won the other five – are the holders.
If the US triumph it would raise Pochettino’s profile even further, although he admits he does not have celebrity status just yet.
“Not really, because still they didn’t give me the…como se dice [how do you say it]? The green card.” he says, laughing.
“We are waiting. The last time in Los Angeles, we were waiting one hour and a half in the queue. It was good, eh? I am not complaining, because if I complain, they are going to kill me. I am not complaining but I cannot feel this status. I will feel it if one day they give me the green card.”
If he wins the World Cup that will be a formality.
Head wants Iraola
Heart wants Poch
I’ve no doubt Poch will return at some point
- won us CL qualify 4 out of the 5 and bit seasons he was here
-all on a shoestring budget
-would have our youngsters firing like a well oiled machine
-would bring back high line, high temp and pressure
-understands the club and what needs addressing
-will hold more leverage over Levy this time around
-all on a shoestring budget
-would have our youngsters firing like a well oiled machine
-would bring back high line, high temp and pressure
-understands the club and what needs addressing
-will hold more leverage over Levy this time around
hopefully not, that would mean weve hit rock bottom yet again.
poch had his run here, started really, really well! but it went stale and the last year was painful.
of course wed take him now, but thats because weve got the biggest clown to ever attempt management in football history!!
iraola is the obvious choice right now.
Put this on another thread but think it needs to be said here too.
Sorry to break it to anyone who is still dreaming of a Poch return but its never happening under Levy. I see the bookies have him priced up 11/2, but in my head its at least a 100/1 shot. Let me explain why.
It was an absolute penalty kick to bring back Poch in the Summer of 2023. The fans were singing his name for the last 10 games of the season. He was the obvious candidate and wanted to return. He was available and probably would have convinced Kane to stay.The stars had aligned. It was a no brainer! Yet we didn't bring him in.... Whats changed in the last 2 years for Levy to change his mind? Poch went to Chelsea and did his reputation no good there. He's also now managing another team so its more complicated/expensive to get him. There isn't a hope of Levy even considering him for an interview. If he didn't bring him in during the Summer of 2023 then he never will!
We all love to dream of happy endings but this is just a non-runner. It is never happening. Sorry to break it to anyone who genuinely thinks there is a chance!
Sorry to break it to anyone who is still dreaming of a Poch return but its never happening under Levy. I see the bookies have him priced up 11/2, but in my head its at least a 100/1 shot. Let me explain why.
It was an absolute penalty kick to bring back Poch in the Summer of 2023. The fans were singing his name for the last 10 games of the season. He was the obvious candidate and wanted to return. He was available and probably would have convinced Kane to stay.The stars had aligned. It was a no brainer! Yet we didn't bring him in.... Whats changed in the last 2 years for Levy to change his mind? Poch went to Chelsea and did his reputation no good there. He's also now managing another team so its more complicated/expensive to get him. There isn't a hope of Levy even considering him for an interview. If he didn't bring him in during the Summer of 2023 then he never will!
We all love to dream of happy endings but this is just a non-runner. It is never happening. Sorry to break it to anyone who genuinely thinks there is a chance!
To me, and of course this is entirely personal, continuing to coach the US is tacitly supporting the current regime...this is not meant to be a political post
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but I'm sure he'd be a lot more comfortable back here ..and so would we...Flirted with United and Real when times were good here too. Poch is a snake. Can't be trusted.
This was apparently snapped yesterday.
Stolen from reddit who stole it from spurs Community.
The obsession here with the chubby Argentine is something else.