Tottenham Hotspur Thread

Have a feeling that all the players mentioned and a few more will all leave in the next year or so.

Also think that Poch will be the man to take over from Mourinho and get the well deserved opportunity to manage a big club

For one thing, most are still relatively young, so can still learn under Poch at Spurs. Also, the really big clubs tend to go for players who are at/near their peak (26/27/28).

Plus the fact that for all their recent difficulties, Spurs are still making progress as a team and as a club - see eg their CL exploits, plus the move back to WHL next season.

But most importantly, all bar Alderweireld are on long contracts. Which means that they will leave on Levy's terms i.e. either because the money is too good to refuse, and/or because they have replacements* lined up. 

Which in turn suggests Poch will stay another while, too. Remember, he was sacked by Espanol, where he was long a firm favourite, at the first dip in form under his management. Therefore I'm sure he appreciates the long-term stability at Spurs which is allowing him to develop his own management skills.

Sure, MU are a "bigger" club than Spurs, but thanks to the behind-the-scenes politics and instability etc. they're not really in any better shape, all things considered. Which explains why even highly seasoned managers like Van Gaal and Mourinho struggle to keep on top of things. Meanwhile, Poch knows he's got the gig at Spurs for the next 5, even 10 years if he wants, during which he can continue to build up the kind of "dynasty" Ferguson/Wenger established at MU/Arsenal.

Tbh, it's hard to see any other English or Continental club of Spurs' size or bigger offering their manager that sort of continuity, so if/when Poch does leave, whatever new job he takes needs to be right in just about every respect.

* - I say replacements (plural), since Walker didn't go to City until both Trippier was ready AND Aurier was signed up. I expect it will be the same for Rose - he will go for big money now that Davies is ready, but still not until Spurs have another LB on the books - Sessegnon or Shaw perhaps?