No, I don’t think he should just be sacked. He has done far too much for this club to be treated that way.
However, I will concede that if things continue on this alarmingly slippery slope, then serious discussions need to take place between Poch and Levy and/or Lewis, or whoever it is that has the final say on things, as to whether this era and project truly has come to an end, and if it would be best for all parties to go our seperate ways.
The big issue for me, is that even though I still believe that Pochettino is capable of making us a real force again, whether he actually has the willingness to do so is a completely different matter. This team is gone stale beyond repair, it’s full of players who have been here too long and have nothing left to give, players who simply don’t want to be here and players who never have been and never will be good enough, and players who don’t fit into these category are not able to pull the team along with them anymore. Pochettino has constantly spoken about “refreshing the squad” and the failure to do this is, in my opinion, the main reason for the way we find ourselves today. Who’s fault is this? None of us can really properly apportion blame. A lack of cutting edge and ineptitude in the transfer market cannot be overlooked, but by the same token, we have to admit it is possible and quite plausible that Pochettino may have been offered players in the market who could most certainly have helped us, as was widely reported to have been the case with Tielemans in January for example.
In order for him to solve this, he needs to do what he did in 14/15 and cull a number of players and replace them with younger, hungrier players. The difference between then and now though, is that Pochettino is a very emotional person, and has a very strong personal relationship with our current squad that he didn’t have in 14/15, which means his judgement is probably clouded and will make it much more difficult...
Apologies for the long post, but this is something that has actually hit me quite deep in the feels. I love Tottenham and I’m 100% sure Pochettino does too. He has given me my happiest ever memories in all my years supporting this club. I was so sure he was going to be our manager for the very foreseeable future and lead us to the glory our great club deserves, and to see the rabble we’ve become this season has genuinely makes me quite sad.
