Club Statement 19 Nov 19 - Pochettino leaves

[kaz Hirai]

I have no problem with him taking the Barca job, but it does show that he would do the same to us with Arsenal.

At least with Jose we know we’ve got a c@&t from the start, not all the nonsense of how much he loves the club.

Disagree, Barcelona are one of the top 3 clubs in football
Astronomically bigger than Espanol and pretty much the summit of the football mountain for managers and players along with Madrid

Arsenal however are arguably the inferior club to Tottenham, in large part down to Poch. The two situations aren't too comparable.

More like Fulham/Chelsea

 

[worcestersauce]

Disagree, Barcelona are one of the top 3 clubs in football
Astronomically bigger than Espanol and pretty much the summit of the football mountain for managers and players along with Madrid

Arsenal however are arguably the inferior club to Tottenham, in large part down to Poch. The two situations aren't too comparable.

More like Fulham/Chelsea

Or West Ham/Spurs

 

[bbunc]

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

All depends on the contract and the agreement. If he signs a 4 year 50+ million deal, there’s very little risk in it. Worst case, they re-neg on the project, fire him after a year, and he gets 50M in his pocket.

there’s no guaranty he gets another shot at one of the top 4 clubs in the world.

In fact, yesterday may have been the best thing for him / Barca. They obviously need a total rebuild and to clear out all the older players - and yesterday just showed truly how far behind they are as currrntky constructed. Hard to think of a Better candidate for that sort of rebuild.

 

[fuzzylogic]

Out of interest, do old manager topics usually get bumped like this thread? I personally don’t really care where he goes as he is no longer with us. I like the guy don’t get me wrong but it’s a bit like pining after yer old burd. Good luck to him wherever he goes, move along

 

[he is you know!]

"All I said to my wife was, 'that piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah'

 

[davidmatzdorf]

I think Barcelona is the worst possible fit for him if I’m entirely honest.

If Poch thought we needed a painful rebuild, hes in for a massive bloody surprise at Barcelona. Messi, Suarez, Pique, Vidal, Busquets, Rakitic and Alba all into their 30s and then the likes of Griezmann and Pjanic pushing 30. That’s nearly the entire first team. Pochettino’s style would absolutely kill them.

Not to mention the fact Barcelona have absolutely no money to spend to help this rebuild. He also won’t have the time or patience he was given at spurs.

Would be a massive risk for his reputation tbh.

I'm not sure it's that bad a fit. Surely the senior management at Barcelona know now that they need a changing of the guard, an infusion of youth, to furlough most of the first seven players you mentioned and a new approach. They need to build an energetic, young new squad and arguably the best manager in the world at welding a group of young, raw, talented footballers into an over-performing squad is Pochettino.

Historically, Barca haven't taken the Real Madrid approach when things start to drift, which is to change the management three times in five years and buy every established star available. They let Guardiola build a side and a style. They might let Pochettino do the same.

I suppose quite a bit depends on how long those 7-9 players have left on their mega-expensive contracts.

 

[thelak]

Out of interest, do old manager topics usually get bumped like this thread? I personally don’t really care where he goes as he is no longer with us. I like the guy don’t get me wrong but it’s a bit like pining after yer old burd. Good luck to him wherever he goes, move along

Guess you haven’t been in the Gerry Francis thread recently

Now that’s a lively one

 

[GutBucket]

I'm not sure it's that bad a fit. Surely the senior management at Barcelona know now that they need a changing of the guard, an infusion of youth, to furlough most of the first seven players you mentioned and a new approach. They need to build an energetic, young new squad and arguably the best manager in the world at welding a group of young, raw, talented footballers into an over-performing squad is Pochettino.

Historically, Barca haven't taken the Real Madrid approach when things start to drift, which is to change the management three times in five years and buy every established star available. They let Guardiola build a side and a style. They might let Pochettino do the same.

I suppose quite a bit depends on how long those 7-9 players have left on their mega-expensive contracts.

I think he would help them short term, but their youth setup is playing tiki-taka since Cruyff days so young players can easilly transition to first team and play the same way, I doubt Pochettino changes that to pressing, most likely he would only do it to the first team. I don't know if they can keep Messi happy, he wants Lautaro Martinez (plus maybe Neymar lol) and they are skint. Still, don't think there's a better available coach right now.

 

[fuzzylogic]

Guess you haven’t been in the Gerry Francis thread recently

Now that’s a lively one

???

No I’ve missed that one, unfortunately I remember that time very well

 

[Wizzy77]

Pochettino and Barcelona are a good match to be honest. His best shot at a big club he is looking for. I dont see any other openings around for now.

 

[Trotter]

Would not be totally surprised if Pep went back there.
City may view things as a season of being uncompetitive in the league and another CL failure as reason to part ways.

if Pochettino goes there, good luck to him, he will need it at that current basket case of a club

 

[wrd]

Out of interest, do old manager topics usually get bumped like this thread? I personally don’t really care where he goes as he is no longer with us. I like the guy don’t get me wrong but it’s a bit like pining after yer old burd. Good luck to him wherever he goes, move along

This forum has conversations about pretty much everything, there's a thread dedicated to Roy Keane who has no affiliation with Spurs, hell there's even a thread dedicated to Sol Campbell and yet people find it strange that people want to discuss what an old manager at the club is doing next. Why it bends people nose out of shape I don't know (not saying it does for you but it clearly does for other people).

 

[sausage]

Out of interest, do old manager topics usually get bumped like this thread? I personally don’t really care where he goes as he is no longer with us. I like the guy don’t get me wrong but it’s a bit like pining after yer old burd. Good luck to him wherever he goes, move along

Should probably be one in General Football or something, like when ex-players are on the agenda.

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...

Messi runs the club, basically, so it would depend on how he likes training twice a day.

 

[fuzzylogic]

This forum has conversations about pretty much everything, there's a thread dedicated to Roy Keane who has no affiliation with Spurs, hell there's even a thread dedicated to Sol Campbell and yet people find it strange that people want to discuss what an old manager at the club is doing next. Why it bends people nose out of shape I don't know (not saying it does for you but it clearly does for other people).

It really hasn’t bent my nose outta shape, I just wasn’t really as active on here when previous managers were sacked. In fairness all of those names you have mentioned are in a different forum section. I just don’t see the point in it constantly being dragged back up here regardless of people’s thoughts on his sacking. Hence why I asked ?

 

[Hoddle&Waddle]

I think Barcelona is the worst possible fit for him if I’m entirely honest.

If Poch thought we needed a painful rebuild, hes in for a massive bloody surprise at Barcelona. Messi, Suarez, Pique, Vidal, Busquets, Rakitic and Alba all into their 30s and then the likes of Griezmann and Pjanic pushing 30. That’s nearly the entire first team. Pochettino’s style would absolutely kill them.

Not to mention the fact Barcelona have absolutely no money to spend to help this rebuild. He also won’t have the time or patience he was given at spurs.

Would be a massive risk for his reputation tbh.

Everything you mention is exactly why hes perfect for the job.

He'll bring through a wave of youngsters, get them working hard and getting results.

 

[TheSpillage]

I would still marry him tomorrow ???

 

[Amo]

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...

What do we think the rationale would have been if Espanyol hadn't been relegated?

 

[mil1lion]

I think he would help them short term, but their youth setup is playing tiki-taka since Cruyff days so young players can easilly transition to first team and play the same way, I doubt Pochettino changes that to pressing, most likely he would only do it to the first team. I don't know if they can keep Messi happy, he wants Lautaro Martinez (plus maybe Neymar lol) and they are skint. Still, don't think there's a better available coach right now.

I don't think his style is all that different to Guardiola to be honest (even remember Guardiola saying Poch copied his style in the game against City). They also pressed pretty well under Enrique but with a more direct style with the ball. They've certainly had different playing styles under the last few managers and a lot less tiki-taka since Xavi and Iniesta went. Poch would suit them well I think. Possession football playing from the back and winning the ball back as soon as possible. He'll be the best manager since Pep in my opinion.

 

[DCSPUR64]

Everything you mention is exactly why hes perfect for the job.

He'll bring through a wave of youngsters, get them working hard and getting results.

Results maybe, but trophies, not so sure!!!!

 

[DCSPUR64]

Pochettino and Barcelona are a good match to be honest. His best shot at a big club he is looking for. I dont see any other openings around for now.

Man City, but Poch will not be an upgrade on Pep!