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Mauricio Pochettino

After the 4-4-3 debacle and the Potter failure, Todd must have realized that perhaps he is a better business man than a sporting guru and the need to take time to filter through the managerial appointment carefully

It’s criminal to judge Pochettino with PSG as the tool. That egocentric dressing room has previously had Emery, Ancelotti and Tuchel and none achieved anything better than Pochettino. There the rich kids felt they are superior to taking in crucial tactical instructions. At Spurs, after Pochettino, spurs have had 5 managers amongst them Conte and Mourinho who have spent millions times more than he did but have performed dismally than him. So yes, Poch is great.

Is he Great than Enrique or Nagelsman? Yes and No. On the fireside when Enrique and Nagelsman rumors surfaced, I pointed out clearly neither of them would be my first choice. Yes, Enrique has won trophies. With a Barca team that was at its peak. Before that at Celta Vigo he had finished 9th and 7th with Roma. With Spain national team, it’s hard to also say he was successful. So the question was how he’d do with average players. Choice between Nagelsman vs. Enrique it was always Enrique because of stability he’d bring, between Poch and Enrique it’s down to the profile of players you have. In a team with big established players it will always be Enrique. A team that wants to transition and develop players, it will always be Poch. An established manager comes with transfer demands and especially now that we are almost violating Fair Play, that is bound to generate lots of clashes and instability in the team.

But it is not just that. But its how Poch sets up his team that I have no doubt he is a good choice. It was difficult playing against TT with their systematic pressing under Pochettino. They just don’t press stupidly. They thrived in setting up pressing traps well and finding the right shapes in back four.

In attack, Poch teams uses depth to create spaces to run and attack. For players who are fast and technical like Joao (if he signs), Nkunku, Mudryk, Datro and Broja this will be very important. For James, Gusto, Chilwel they only have to look at Trippier and Rose on how effective they were to realize that you don’t need to play in a back three to be effective forward. For mount this will also be his rebirth. In a full throttle attack, he deploys minimum 5 players with flying full backs. For younger players Poch is a dream.

We are not pre conditioned to play 3-4-3 but if shit hits the fan, Pochettino used this severally with Spurs. If he fails then it’s only Klopp or Pep that should be appointed next

Poch is not a good appointment. He is a super good appointment. He offers both emotional stability and tactical know how to lead this Chelsea team and the Todd project.

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12TH.

Chelsea plan to hire Paul Mitchell. He is set to join in a senior post. While his friendship with incoming boss Mauricio Pochettino is a major attraction, he is also an ideal man to shift unwanted players.

[via Alan Nixon / SunSport]

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