You're missing the point a bit - it's not brought up because it's surprising they're still here are 3.5 years, nobody would expect them to all be gone by now. It's brought up because we are potentially going on a re-run with the same manager, hoping he can have an impact on players who have been down that road previously and got tired of it.
They are also more senior members of our squad. Sure some only have one/two years on their contracts but if we have 3-5 match day squad players not fully buying the Poch way, this is a massive issue., and nobody - not the fans or levy will be happy waiting two years to solve it.
That's not to say things cant still work out, but when weighing up options on who takes over next its right that this is being raised as a red flag.
I understand but I still think it's a minor point at this stage.
Firstly, it's not unusual for managers to work with or even have their new clubs buy players they have worked with before. If Poch became the next e.g. Man U or England manager, I don't think e.g. Kane would have any issues working with him.
Secondly, no manager since Poch has got a tune out of most of the players in question. Are we really expecting e.g. De Zerbi or whoever to come in and turn around the Spurs careers of Sanchez/Dier/Winks etc?