How Pochettino learnt to win titles with Marcelo Bielsa's 'perfect mix'

[mawspurs]

Pochettino was just 18 when Bielsa became Newell’s manager in 1990 but he already owed his career to him

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[Sweetsman]

Lead us to the promised land, Mauricio!

 

[Roscilous]

Bielsa's signature formation in his squads, which he made famous and brought to the front of the world's mainstream football scene during his coaching tenures in the Argentina national football team, Chile national football team, Athletic Bilbao and Olympique de Marseille, is the 3-3-3-1 formation.

For this formation, the players are: 3 defenders(1 líbero with 2 stoppers at each side), 3 midfielders (1 central midfielder with 2 lateral-volantes at each side), 3 attacking midfielders (1 enganche and 2 wingers at each side), and 1 centerforward. 3-3-3-1 allows great transitions from defending to attacking, as many of the players used in the formation can perform both defensive and attacking tasks. Moreover, it establishes superiority in numbers in every part of the field, since with this formation his teams could defend with 7 players, attack with 6-7 players, or protect a scoreline by overwhelming the midfield with 6 players. To use 3-3-3-1, all players have to quickly set to attacking positions when the ball is in the team's possession, and all players have to aggressively press and recover the ball when it isn't in possession, so it requires great teamwork and understanding between teammates.[29]

Sounds very familiar when you look at the way Poch sets out the team. Dier being the 3rd centre back dropping in when the 2 wide players go forward. I had heard of Bielsa before Poch was Spurs manager, but never realised how lucky we were that we ended up with a manager who could turn things around so quickly and without too much change (more players out than in). Long may it continue!!! COYS.

 

[Ausp]

"Bielsa had been in charge of Newell’s youth system before then, driving around Argentina in his Fiat 147 on a meticulous search for young talent. He had been tipped off about the 13-year-old Pochettino, so showed up at his house in the small town of Murphy at 2am one Monday morning. Bielsa demanded to see the sleeping boy’s legs, declared them to be the legs of a footballer, and signed him."

Well then... Any adult male, these days, driving around in a Fiat 147 at 2 AM, demanding to see sleeping boys' legs has a higher chance of signing themselves into a prison cell.

 

[Roscilous]

"Bielsa had been in charge of Newell’s youth system before then, driving around Argentina in his Fiat 147 on a meticulous search for young talent. He had been tipped off about the 13-year-old Pochettino, so showed up at his house in the small town of Murphy at 2am one Monday morning. Bielsa demanded to see the sleeping boy’s legs, declared them to be the legs of a footballer, and signed him."

Well then... Any adult male, these days, driving around in a Fiat 147 at 2 AM, demanding to see sleeping boys' legs has a higher chance of signing themselves into a prison cell.

Arsene Wenger has been doing it for years without any problems.

 

[N17Jack]

Off topic but what is it with Argentinians and dodgy haircuts. Young poch in the photo wtf is going on.....