Club Statement 19 Nov 19 - Pochettino leaves

[thecook]

I thought he was a die hard Espanyol guy? Never Barca. That’s like him going to Arsenal. Very surprised by that.

If there's one thing I remember of Poch he was quick to change his tune to the press

 

[tototoner]

Poch is very close with the current president but he'll be out in less than 12 months and so will the manager as the new president will want his own man in ( probably Xavi), so I'd be surprised if Poch takes this job in the knowledge it will only be for a year at most.

Then again that's probably how long most Barcelona managers last, Barcelona is where Pochettino lives and he is available

 

[spursfan77]

I thought he was a die hard Espanyol guy? Never Barca. That’s like him going to Arsenal. Very surprised by that.

he flip flopped on that it the week didn’t he. It was that point I thought he may well be off there.

I’d be careful taking it if I were him. Could finish his managerial career if he nosedives. If offered the job you can’t turn it down though, you won’t get offered it twice.

 

[Gareth88]

Should we put a bid in for Messi?

 

[rossdapep]

If there's one thing I remember of Poch he was quick to change his tune to the press

And I wouldn't be surprised if the players clocked on to it and started to feel like he contradicted himself. Especially when you have your favourites and they get away with stuff.

Thats the problem with being an emotional coach, you can say one thing in a moment of happiness or stress and another day feel something different. You've got to be very careful with what comes out your mouth. By the end Poch was contradicting himself one interview to the next.

 

[rossdapep]

.....It's also another reason why the book was such a bad idea. Everything is written down for everyone to see and they'll be waiting for you to trip up so they can say "But you said....". Not only that but you break a cardinal sin in football - revealing what goes on behind closed doors with your players.

I really do wonder what Dier and Walker think about the book.

 

[sidford]

There is no "project" at Barca, no time to get it right etc. It's win today or be gone tomorrow. IMO this would be a terrible move for him. He won't win the league or CL next season given the issues with the squad and their financial constraints. There is an election next year as well so head of club could be someone who didn't appoint him.
If he wants to get the winning something monkey off his back wait for PSG and win the treble there and see how you get on in Europe. Least he'd have some money to spend and also has a good youth set up to bring some through too.
Also, and I get a shudder thinking / typing this, if he reneges on what he said before about managing Barca after being with Espanyol then he would manage anybody......

 

[glacierSpurs]

If Setien garners no respect from the Barca dressing room, why would Poch able to? He has not won anything and too many also-rans in his career. Unless he has huge balls of steel to flop those old guards who are almost like running 1/3 of the club in say, I'm not sure he can command the squad AT ALL. Will be a huge risky 2-year career path, IF he manages to even stay beyond 1.

 

[Metalhead]

There is no "project" at Barca, no time to get it right etc. It's win today or be gone tomorrow. IMO this would be a terrible move for him. He won't win the league or CL next season given the issues with the squad and their financial constraints. There is an election next year as well so head of club could be someone who didn't appoint him.
If he wants to get the winning something monkey off his back wait for PSG and win the treble there and see how you get on in Europe. Least he'd have some money to spend and also has a good youth set up to bring some through too.
Also, and I get a shudder thinking / typing this, if he reneges on what he said before about managing Barca after being with Espanyol then he would manage anybody......

I agree about the project thing. The Espanyol thing I’m not personally bothered about. I think that we tend to put people on a pedestal sometimes and expect them to behave in a perfect way but people change their minds sometimes - his big mistake was not saying: “never say never”. It wouldn’t be the crime of the century if he managed Barcelona but I do think that it would be a mistake as it wouldn’t be a project as you mentioned in your comment.

 

[worcestersauce]

There is no "project" at Barca, no time to get it right etc. It's win today or be gone tomorrow. IMO this would be a terrible move for him. He won't win the league or CL next season given the issues with the squad and their financial constraints. There is an election next year as well so head of club could be someone who didn't appoint him.
If he wants to get the winning something monkey off his back wait for PSG and win the treble there and see how you get on in Europe. Least he'd have some money to spend and also has a good youth set up to bring some through too.
Also, and I get a shudder thinking / typing this, if he reneges on what he said before about managing Barca after being with Espanyol then he would manage anybody......

I wouldn't ordinarily disagree with that but I don't think we should underestimate the earthquake that 8-2 drubbing represents.
The whole club has finally had the smack round the chops they've needed for a couple of years. It's actually a good time to be going into Barca as coach with a "project" ?

 

[sidford]

I wouldn't ordinarily disagree with that but I don't think we should underestimate the earthquake that 8-2 drubbing represents.
The whole club has finally had the smack round the chops they've needed for a couple of years. It's actually a good time to be going into Barca as coach with a "project" ?

But Barca are in serious trouble financially so there is no cash to build the project. They needed to sell Arthur to juve in the manner they did just to get a book profit so the directors wouldn't be financially responsible for 15% of the losses and that was based on last year's financials imagine what 2020 financials will look like after Covid?!?
I can understand your sentiment re club will be very open to change now but with no funds to do it and elections next year where current president hasn't a hope then he could be dealing with directors next year who haven't appointed him.

Would seriously question his judgement if he went there now

 

[RikkiRocket]

.....It's also another reason why the book was such a bad idea. Everything is written down for everyone to see and they'll be waiting for you to trip up so they can say "But you said....". Not only that but you break a cardinal sin in football - revealing what goes on behind closed doors with your players.

I really do wonder what Dier and Walker think about the book.

Assuming they can actually read?

 

[spursfan77]

I wonder what Ronaldo’s opinion will be if he tries to play him wing back in a cup semi final?

I wonder what Messi’s opinion will be if he tries to play him wing back in a cup semi final?

 

[dtxspurs]

I feel like Barca is a risky job to take. Obviously hard to turn down but they're a bit of a mess and feel like the manager they bring in now is going to get a lot of shit and fix it for the the manager after that to take over and succeed.

 

[topper]

It'd be very very similar to when he took over at Spurs, but obviously with a much higher profile in every aspect. It's one thing to fuck Emmanuel Adebayor off out the door, another to tell Luis Suarez to do one...

Yes, that could come back to bite him !

 

[mil1lion]

I'd love to see Poch there working with La Masia and Messi. I think he's exactly the type of manager they need. The signs were there against Liverpool last season that they just don't have the legs for it anymore. At least this season Puig and Fati have broken through after a long wait for La Masia to deliver again. Poch would put his faith in the youth and get them fighting again. His style would suit them well with the high press. Not sure who he would keep and lucky they don't have spending money to come after Kane. He should finally win trophies though if they have enough faith in him.

Still seems a position for Xavi in the future but he seems to want to wait for the team to be back on track first. I think Poch to get them back on track over the next 2-3 years and then Xavi will take over. Hopefully Poch will have won silverware by then as he definitely deserves too. Who knows maybe he comes back to us considering Mourinho will probably be gone in a couple of years too. Stranger things have happened.

 

[yankspurs]

Barca’s extremely risky for Poch to take and he’s said he wouldnt go there. I cant see it happening.

 

[thekneaf]

Barca’s extremely risky for Poch to take and he’s said he wouldnt go there. I cant see it happening.

He's been back tracking though. Said that it's different now Espanyol have been relegated as they're not competing in the same league...

 

[Seafordian Spurs]

Sums it up.

 

[jurgen]

he flip flopped on that it the week didn’t he. It was that point I thought he may well be off there.

I’d be careful taking it if I were him. Could finish his managerial career if he nosedives. If offered the job you can’t turn it down though, you won’t get offered it twice.

I doubt it would finish him.. but either way he’s shown enough for a big club job and if it goes tits up there’s going to be plenty of teams a tier or two down looking for him to do a Spurs on them. Of course there’s no reason for him to take such jobs until after he sinks or swims at a mega club.