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Question about Pochettino (self.reddevils)

TudoorsYoung が 投稿

So, this question comes from me browsing this sub a bit.

Most people that don't like Mourinho generally go with the Pochettino option. I'll keep my managerial preferences private, this isn't why I'm here.

The main question I have is why would Pochettino not want to leave Spurs to come to United?

The reason I find this question really pertinent is because what is the big deal? Is Pochettino really building something that special? If Mourinho can leave after winning the Champions League with Porto, Guardiola with Barcelona and so on, why is Pochettino any different?

In the case of Spurs, reaching top 4, and perhaps winning the title is their version of that, seeing as it is truly unrealistic to be competing for the Champion's League. United can offer him more money, and are a more ambitious club than Spurs. Sounds like a young ambitious manager would want that kind of publicity. If he does want to manage Real Madrid, wouldn't wining the league with United be that kind of pedigree that he needs? Building the giants another title winning team, something Real Madrid desperately desire?

I hate to play the we are United card, but if Liverpool can attract Klopp, then what is to say we can't attract Pochettino? Other than the fact that we can offer him a far superior contract, we do also offer that pedigree that Spurs do not. He's never pledged his recent future to Spurs either.

I think the people that argue that Pochettino wouldn't come to a club the size of United are lazy in formulating an argument because he is "building something". He can build a castle at Spurs, he can build an empire at United. A young ambitious manager can surely be tempted.

Let's hear some responses!

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[–]Caesar3890 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Because he just got there, has practically qualified for the CL and could win the league.

Its easy he isn't leaving

[–]TudoorsYoung[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm hoping for more than this lazy answer. Truly, I am. You don't address any of the points I've made =(

[–]knoxisbackMemphis 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Mourinho left Porto to pursue bigger and better things in another league, comparable to Poch picking up the Real Madrid job if he got the offer. United are worse than Spurs atm and lacking any clear direction in terms of success.

Also I don't agree Poch is a better option than Mourinho anyways. He's had one good season in a year where every top team has underperformed. How do you know he can handle the United job that requires even more of an overhaul than he implemented at spurs, and now with the added pressure of Conte, Guardiola, and Klopp all restructuring and performing with their own squads? People need to stop having this fantasy he's better than Mourinho. He's not

Edit: also saying Liverpool can get Klopp so we can get Poch is pretty dumb. Klopp left after a disastrous start with dortmund and signed on with Liverpool when he didn't have a job.

[–]mufcirclejerk -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

why would Pochettino not want to leave Spurs to come to United?

  1. Their squad is significantly better than ours,
  2. The disparity in finances is not as significant as it once was thanks to the new TV deal,
  3. London is, frankly, a preferable place to live for almost anyone except us Mancs,
  4. He's [probably] going to win the league this season if they win their remaining 6-7 games,
  5. There are huge tasks ahead at United: solving the Rooney problem; buying an entirely new central midfield (how are we STILL talking about that?!); getting another world class striker; potentially losing DDG. He'd be taking over someone else's bungled transition,
  6. Frankly United are starting to get a fairly poor reputation. If we lose LVG and replace him with Mourinho, everyone will understand. If we sack him and replace him with Poch then it might be a slightly harder sell, optically. He's not a proven winner. It's not a sure-fire upgrade.

The feeling I have about press perception of our managerial situation is that Mourinho is good enough, and has been successful enough recently, that if he can't turn United around then nobody can. The board will know that it's a confluence of factors beyond the manager's control: more TV money bridging the gap between small and big clubs in the league; the rise of superpowers in Europe; the hangover from Fergie; the academy not being ready...