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Club Statement 19 Nov 19 - Pochettino leaves

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ILS

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If he came here and won the treble would you seriously care? I don't care who the manager is as long as they're successful.

Tottenham Hotspur first and foremost.
No they wouldn't care but they like to think that they would.
 

Shadydan

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For people backing levy he’s been in charge for years he’s the one appointing these crap managers one tin pot trophy in that time is he gonna take any responsibility for this?
Why not? the only chairman in history not to buy anyone in a summer transfer window
Poch was too good to get sacked he should of walked out then.
Yeah we’ve had a bad year if you want to blame Poch for that then I agree he shouldn’t of put up with that twat and walked after that window it’s been downhill ever since.
I only wish he had now.

We've had 12 semi finals in Levy's tenure, you telling me it's his fault that we didn't win more than one trophy?
 

SUIYHA

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Very sad to see it end like this. But whilst we can "like" Pochettino as a character and think he did a good job with the club overall, it's clear to anyone who follows the club closely that he'd lost control and was unlikely to be able to turn things around. Sentiment is irrelevant, if he is no longer the best man for the job then the job must be removed, simple as that.

If you look at the other PL seasons in which we've had less than 15 points after this many games, you see a trend in 2008 (Ramos), 2004 (Santini), 2003 (Hoddle) and 1997 (Francis) where a manager has changed every time, so quite frankly I don't see why it comes as a shock to anyone. Even most of the crap mid-table / bottom half clubs in the Premier League would sack a manager that took 25 points from 24 games, so why anyone should have expected a team that's finished in the top 6 every year for the past decade (and top four in the majority of those) to act any differently is beyond me.

Could Poch have done better with better backing? Quite possibly. But even then, his record in the transfer market even when given money to spend has been highly inconsistent through his career, and regardless of personnel available, he has made some quite poor tactical decisions in big games. The CL run was great but we all know we massively rode our luck to get to the final and it's been a full year (November 2018) since our last PL win against another team in the top 6. People said Chelsea were wrong to sack Mourinho, that Leicester were wrong to sack Ranieri, even that Liverpool were wrong to sack Rodgers, because of what they'd "done". But it's not about the past, it's about the future, and all of those decisions have proven 100% correct.

Yes, it was fantastic to see Tottenham playing such good football from 2005-2008, but that had gone now. The press was gone. The players clearly didn't want to play for him any more. So with great regret, it was time to move on.
 

Yiddo100

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Hilarious to see people happy he's sacked but worried that he'll stay in England.
Not really, it’s clear he’s a quality manager but it had gone stale and rightly or wrongly, players seemed to have got fed up of the same face for 5 1/2 year and not knowing the tactics
 

spids

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I don’t see how anyone can judge whether this is a good move or not until we know who his replacement is.

Keeping a manager when the players have stopped responding to him and you have 25 points from 24 games is definitely not a good idea.
 

CheeseGromit

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Suspect that DL will have tied him up with a non compete clause so he cant go to another prem for at least 6 months probably a year

Poch will likely try Italy or Germany

I am fearful that DL has delusions of grandeur. Thinks he can do better than he is able to deliver JM not good at Manure or last Chelski appointment
 

chelmyid

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It’s interesting to see the over reactions - and understandably owing to emotion involved.
The truth is a change was needed- whoever you blame. I don’t feel anyone person is to blame - for me it was the perfect (or not so) storm, but I respect our bfor making a decision. Even a perceived wrong decision is better than no decision as they say.
Gut feel is a replacement is ready - I think the statement gives it away a little - update in due course and all that.
Has to be a big name to keep certain players motivated to play for the club - whoever it is will inherit a very talented squad and trophies will be expected. Let’s not also forget that it’s ok saying give poch money in jan but if that hadn’t worked then he would have to back a new manager in the summer and spend more.
There’s an awful lot we don’t know and there’s a little we do - but I for one feel positive about the future for the first time in a while.
Am I upset for poch - of course, he’s done us wonders and will not be forgotten but I’m please we haven’t buried our heads for too long and glad we didn’t get a complete toxic club atmosphere, fully split, just like up the road with wenger.
Embrace change, don’t fear it...
 

THFCSPURS19

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Mauricio Pochettino sacked: Jose Mourinho open to becoming next Tottenham manager

Jose Mourinho is open to taking the Tottenham Hotspur job, and there is a growing feeling he could fit the club’s circumstances at this time, after the sensational Tuesday sacking of Mauricio Pochettino.

The Independent has been told intermediaries were already sounding out potential candidates for Spurs in the previous week, with Red Bull Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann the top choice due to his age and profile. With the German extremely difficult to secure due to his contract, however, chairman Daniel Levy and the hierarchy have been looking at five other names.

Brendan Rodgers is seen in a similar way to Nagelsmann but would be equally difficult to get now given how he’s just joined a buoyant Leicester City.

Napoli’s Carlo Ancelotti is being pushed on the club, and is interested. His compatriot Max Allegri is more appealing to Spurs, but there is a feeling he is cooler on the job, and would prefer a club of higher historic profile and wealth like Manchester United. Tottenham have long liked Eddie Howe, but other candidates have now leapfrogged him, and there is also the problem of extracting him from Bournemouth.

Given all that, as well as his availability and status, Mourinho may well represent a suitable choice for this moment in time. It is understood figures close to the Portuguese were trying to make a potential deal happen on Tuesday night.
 

bubble07

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Most of us are in a weird position. Deep down we knew we have been shit this entire year. We love Poch. But deep down I think we knew we needed a change

Our preference was for new owners but as the owners wont sack themselves it's the only option
 

tttcowan

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Suspect that DL will have tied him up with a non compete clause so he cant go to another prem for at least 6 months probably a year

Poch will likely try Italy or Germany

I am fearful that DL has delusions of grandeur. Thinks he can do better than he is able to deliver JM not good at Manure or last Chelski appointment
I very much fucking doubt that. Poch held all the cards.
 
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