The Mauricio Pochettino thread

[Shadydan]

The Norwegian who has just completely revitalised the Utd squad without bringing anyone new in ??? The team who will unbelievably be level with us on points if they beat Arsenal

Solskjaer? I just don't know what to say to this

Just explain to me what he's done to get the squad fighting with us for fourth spot ?? No new signings that's for sure. Then tell Poch.

Well he's been in the job for 3 months for a start, it's a little to premature to suggest he's on par with one of the best managers in the league, also Solskjaer is very much a one club man who get's Man Utd and has the backing from everyone including SAF, I don't think he repeats what he's doing anywhere else tbh...let's give him at least a full season to see what he does.

Fair enough.. we'll return to this discussion after next season...unless they finish above us.....

Let's return to the discussion now

 

[Krule]

Let's return to the discussion now

Brilliant post...forgot all about this....I bow my head in utter shame and acknowledge my huge mistake.

 

[carmeldevil]

Let's return to the discussion now

Why? He’s doing fantastic there and hope he stays there.

 

[absolute bobbins]

 

[LukaKranjcar]

What an absolutely fantastic human being.

 

[mark87]

What an absolutely fantastic human being.

Except he does shave his chest...

 

[Gassin's finest]

Never before have I known someone (that I don't know personally) who I would want to be my Dad, my Brother, my best mate and my lover, all in one individual.

He is this club.

 

[wirE]

It was a leaked video after one of the most intense games of football in the history of the champions leaugue. It would be weird if they didn't celebrate like that.

It's not as if Poch tweeted Man City a photo of his bollocks with a crying laughing emoji.

Shows his emotions right there after a huge game. Simeone got fined for doing the same, but for me it's a show of emotion that the team got spirit.

 

[wirE]

Seeing how Poch celebrated so unreservedly, I guess there might just be some hairdryer moments too in some games we didn't know.

Being South-American, I can only imagine Poch when he get's angry and brings out his 'cojones'

 

[Lighty64]

just saw a clip of his press conference on SSN and don't know if it's online yet, but he said when he had his 1st ever meeting with Levy, he turned up at Levy's house early afternoon, and Levy was still in his PJ's

Levy out

 

[spursfan77]

just saw a clip of his press conference on SSN and don't know if it's online yet, but he said when he had his 1st ever meeting with Levy, he turned up at Levy's house early afternoon, and Levy was still in his PJ's

Levy out

Maybe levy was on the job pre meeting?

 

[Krule]

Tottenham v Ajax, Champions League: Spurs can achieve anything - Mauricio Pochettino - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48093611

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

Tottenham v Ajax, Champions League: Spurs can achieve anything - Mauricio Pochettino - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48093611

This is yet another story that Radio 2 picked up on earlier. I couldn't help but have a little chuckle to myself about it because, just 2 months ago, we were 10 years away from even being able to compete for the PL

https://www.skysports.com/football/...o-says-tottenham-title-could-be-10-years-away


Shrewd bit of management from him today though. After Saturday he pointed out that the players were drained & down. Comes back into work on Monday & tells the world that this team can win anything. I'd imagine that'll be a nice timely boost for the boys before tomorrow night.

 

[Clark28]

His son has signed a professional contract with us, hoping for the usual Poch signing pic for a laugh

 

[Dharmabum]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8966910/mauricio-pochettino-tottenham-ajax-semi-final/


JOY STORY
Buzzing Pochettino tells Spurs to aim for ‘infinity and beyond’ in Ajax showdown

Tottenham will host the Dutch outfit in their new stadium as they aim to set up a final against Liverpool or Barcelona

By Neil Ashton
29th April 2019, 10:48 pm
Updated: 30th April 2019, 12:41 am

MAURICIO POCHETTINO has told his Spurs stars to “reach for the moon” in tonight’s Champions League semi-final.
The self-confessed dreamer put a rocket up Tottenham’s players as they prepare to host Ajax in the first leg at their new stadium.

Boss Poch said: “You must dream with the moon if you want to get to the sky. You need to settle your dreams — it’s infinity and beyond.
“If you don’t achieve your dream it’s a bottle without water.

“When you are ambitious and want to achieve big things, you need to set your dream. I was always a dreamer. When I was very young, I dreamed in my home town of Murphy one day to be a football player and I achieved that.”
Argentine chief Poch is convinced his troops can overcome Dutch kings Ajax over two legs to set up a final meeting with either Barcelona or Liverpool in Madrid on June 1.
He added: “I dreamed but always I believe there is some energy, the power in your mind.
“If you don’t dream, if you are not consistent, it’s difficult to achieve things

“In life, when you achieve things it’s because first of all you dream the things.
“When you dream, you have them in your mind and you can get them.”

 

[Dharmabum]

BED-FELLOWS
Poch says Levy was in his pyjamas when he convinced him to take Spurs job and now can dare to dream of Champions League glory

The Argentine coach says the progress Tottenham have made in the last five years is 'more than a trophy'

By Neil Ashton
29th April 2019, 10:53 pm
Updated: 29th April 2019, 10:56 pm

IT was mid-afternoon when Daniel Levy opened the front door to Mauricio Pochettino dressed in his favourite teddy bear jim-jams.
They have been bed-fellows ever since.

That was five years ago, when Levy cosied up to Poch on the sofa at his sprawling Totteridge home and convinced him to take the Tottenham job.
Tonight, when Spurs face Ajax in the Champions League semi-final at their new stadium, it will be the fulfilment of a shared vision.

Poch revealed: “My first meeting with Daniel was in his house. He was without shoes, dressed in pyjamas.
“But it was the afternoon, it was not the night. It’s the truth.
“First we talked about the squad because there were more than 30 players.
“It was 34 or 35 players. I said ‘oh, it’s an NFL team.’”

They are a proper football side now, one of the best after establishing a stylish way to play the game.
Pochettino has trimmed the fat, shedding the likes of Lewis Holtby, Nabil Bentaleb and Andros Townsend to build an eye-catching side.

'MORE THAN A TROPHY'

Even without the trophies - that is put to Poch whenever they come up short - they have made serious progress.
He added: “Look how far ahead we are. That is why after five years, we must congratulate everyone here.
“Maybe we still haven’t won a trophy. But what we are doing now is more than just a trophy.
“What we achieve as a club is massive. Nobody in the history of football can repeat another like Tottenham have made.”
They trot out tonight for the sixth time at their new £1billion home to play arguably their biggest game since the 1984 Uefa Cup final against Anderlecht.
It is an intoxicating tie, stitching together purist values, sporting ideology and the altruistic principles of two great clubs.
Mention Ajax and the memories hark back to those beautiful white shirts with that iconic, thick red stripe running down the centre.
Of their fabled coach Rinus Michels and the Total Football philosophy passed down to Cruyff, to Van Gaal, to their current boss Erik ten Hag.
Then there are the players who carried out their coaches’ demands when they carted off the European Cup in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1995.
Of Johan Neeskens, of Ruud Krol, or the celebrated Van Gaal 1995 team that included Frank Rijkaard, former Spurs midfielder Edgar Davids and match-winner Patrick Kluivert.

Spurs must overcome the weight of history.
Pochettino added: “We have a great opportunity to be here playing in the semi-final. It does not happen often and even more for a club like us.
“That’s why you must show respect for the competition and the opponents.
“It’s going to be so tough. Ajax fully deserve to be where they are and it’s going to be very competitive.
“To get to the semi-final means they have quality and unbelievable players. They were unbeaten in the group stage against tough teams like Real Madrid plus they beat Juventus.
“We can talk about their quality but it’s difficult to find any weakness.
“They are a team who deserve a lot of credit - the manager and the players are doing fantastic job.
“Frenkie de Jong is a fantastic player and I understand why Barcelona will pay £75million to sign him in the summer.
“He’s one of the players who impressed me the most but it's not only him. They have a lot of players with a lot of capacity and quality.
“A little bit like us, no one believed Ajax could get through to semi-finals, but we are there because we deserve to be.”

STRIVING FOR GREATNESS

There is no doubt about that. Even with talisman Harry Kane’s injury and Son Heung-min’s suspension, Spurs are a vibrant, attacking force.
Defeat in West Ham’s annual cup final on Saturday was a disappointment for Poch and his players, no more than that.
Spurs are Champions League semi-finalists because they deserve to be there after achieving some magnificent results along the way.
Manchester City (4-4 on aggregate), the draw in Barcelona to clinch qualification, and triumphs against Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund.
To reach this stage and be in the new stadium is the realisation of an ambition.
Pochettino said: “Of course, I am not 100 per cent happy — we can always do better.
“We’re always trying to find better quality and ideas because in football it’s never enough.

“Maybe we haven’t won any trophies but with perspective we have done a very good job all together in the last five years.”
This is what Levy envisaged when he was dressed like Wee Willie Winkie on the day he persuaded Poch to leave Southampton.
Tonight, they hope to catch Ajax napping.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8967179/poch-levy-pyjamas-champions-league-spurs/#

 

[shelfboy68]

BED-FELLOWS
Poch says Levy was in his pyjamas when he convinced him to take Spurs job and now can dare to dream of Champions League glory

The Argentine coach says the progress Tottenham have made in the last five years is 'more than a trophy'

By Neil Ashton
29th April 2019, 10:53 pm
Updated: 29th April 2019, 10:56 pm

IT was mid-afternoon when Daniel Levy opened the front door to Mauricio Pochettino dressed in his favourite teddy bear jim-jams.
They have been bed-fellows ever since.

That was five years ago, when Levy cosied up to Poch on the sofa at his sprawling Totteridge home and convinced him to take the Tottenham job.
Tonight, when Spurs face Ajax in the Champions League semi-final at their new stadium, it will be the fulfilment of a shared vision.

Poch revealed: “My first meeting with Daniel was in his house. He was without shoes, dressed in pyjamas.
“But it was the afternoon, it was not the night. It’s the truth.
“First we talked about the squad because there were more than 30 players.
“It was 34 or 35 players. I said ‘oh, it’s an NFL team.’”

They are a proper football side now, one of the best after establishing a stylish way to play the game.
Pochettino has trimmed the fat, shedding the likes of Lewis Holtby, Nabil Bentaleb and Andros Townsend to build an eye-catching side.

'MORE THAN A TROPHY'

Even without the trophies - that is put to Poch whenever they come up short - they have made serious progress.
He added: “Look how far ahead we are. That is why after five years, we must congratulate everyone here.
“Maybe we still haven’t won a trophy. But what we are doing now is more than just a trophy.
“What we achieve as a club is massive. Nobody in the history of football can repeat another like Tottenham have made.”
They trot out tonight for the sixth time at their new £1billion home to play arguably their biggest game since the 1984 Uefa Cup final against Anderlecht.
It is an intoxicating tie, stitching together purist values, sporting ideology and the altruistic principles of two great clubs.
Mention Ajax and the memories hark back to those beautiful white shirts with that iconic, thick red stripe running down the centre.
Of their fabled coach Rinus Michels and the Total Football philosophy passed down to Cruyff, to Van Gaal, to their current boss Erik ten Hag.
Then there are the players who carried out their coaches’ demands when they carted off the European Cup in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1995.
Of Johan Neeskens, of Ruud Krol, or the celebrated Van Gaal 1995 team that included Frank Rijkaard, former Spurs midfielder Edgar Davids and match-winner Patrick Kluivert.

Spurs must overcome the weight of history.
Pochettino added: “We have a great opportunity to be here playing in the semi-final. It does not happen often and even more for a club like us.
“That’s why you must show respect for the competition and the opponents.
“It’s going to be so tough. Ajax fully deserve to be where they are and it’s going to be very competitive.
“To get to the semi-final means they have quality and unbelievable players. They were unbeaten in the group stage against tough teams like Real Madrid plus they beat Juventus.
“We can talk about their quality but it’s difficult to find any weakness.
“They are a team who deserve a lot of credit - the manager and the players are doing fantastic job.
“Frenkie de Jong is a fantastic player and I understand why Barcelona will pay £75million to sign him in the summer.
“He’s one of the players who impressed me the most but it's not only him. They have a lot of players with a lot of capacity and quality.
“A little bit like us, no one believed Ajax could get through to semi-finals, but we are there because we deserve to be.”

STRIVING FOR GREATNESS

There is no doubt about that. Even with talisman Harry Kane’s injury and Son Heung-min’s suspension, Spurs are a vibrant, attacking force.
Defeat in West Ham’s annual cup final on Saturday was a disappointment for Poch and his players, no more than that.
Spurs are Champions League semi-finalists because they deserve to be there after achieving some magnificent results along the way.
Manchester City (4-4 on aggregate), the draw in Barcelona to clinch qualification, and triumphs against Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund.
To reach this stage and be in the new stadium is the realisation of an ambition.
Pochettino said: “Of course, I am not 100 per cent happy — we can always do better.
“We’re always trying to find better quality and ideas because in football it’s never enough.

“Maybe we haven’t won any trophies but with perspective we have done a very good job all together in the last five years.”
This is what Levy envisaged when he was dressed like Wee Willie Winkie on the day he persuaded Poch to leave Southampton.
Tonight, they hope to catch Ajax napping.

Did he say that the pyjamas were purchased from the kids section

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8966910/mauricio-pochettino-tottenham-ajax-semi-final/


JOY STORY
Buzzing Pochettino tells Spurs to aim for ‘infinity and beyond’ in Ajax showdown

Tottenham will host the Dutch outfit in their new stadium as they aim to set up a final against Liverpool or Barcelona

By Neil Ashton
29th April 2019, 10:48 pm
Updated: 30th April 2019, 12:41 am

MAURICIO POCHETTINO has told his Spurs stars to “reach for the moon” in tonight’s Champions League semi-final.
The self-confessed dreamer put a rocket up Tottenham’s players as they prepare to host Ajax in the first leg at their new stadium.

Boss Poch said: “You must dream with the moon if you want to get to the sky. You need to settle your dreams — it’s infinity and beyond.
“If you don’t achieve your dream it’s a bottle without water.

“When you are ambitious and want to achieve big things, you need to set your dream. I was always a dreamer. When I was very young, I dreamed in my home town of Murphy one day to be a football player and I achieved that.”
Argentine chief Poch is convinced his troops can overcome Dutch kings Ajax over two legs to set up a final meeting with either Barcelona or Liverpool in Madrid on June 1.
He added: “I dreamed but always I believe there is some energy, the power in your mind.
“If you don’t dream, if you are not consistent, it’s difficult to achieve things

“In life, when you achieve things it’s because first of all you dream the things.
“When you dream, you have them in your mind and you can get them.”

 

[Seafordian Spurs]

I'm getting Phoenix Club style renditions of Reach For The Stars now..

 

[onthetwo]

Did he have the great man in mind when he was talking yesterday? Similarities are too great for it too be coincidental.

'It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low. And we of Spurs have set our sights very high, so high in fact that even failure will have in it an echo of glory.'