Pochettino's difficulty in the transfer market
Pochettino's difficulty in the transfer market
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Spurs have acquired some good habits in the transfer market over these past few years. Daniel Levy has managed to outmanoeuvre our wealthier rivals by spending wisely while funding the building of a magnificent new stadium.
Mauricio Pochettino has created an environment where the players are happy and happy players produce better results, they work harder. The result, well he and his staff have improved individual players no end. He has created a whole stack of England players as a result.
Pochettino gets the best out of a player he can see potential in and new arrivals have to relearn parts of the game, like Lucas Moura having to learn and improve the off the ball defensive side of his game, in order to earn a starting position.
That makes bringing players in difficult. They can not upset the happy atmosphere, so they can't have an ego that is bigger than the team, not think they have a divine right to a starting berth. Thus bringing in a better quality of player still has to be done with an emphasis on the player's character. They need adaptability, a willingness to learn and the humility to fit into the group dynamic.
Crowd-pleasing transfer are not what Tottenham require, all this rubbish talk of a marquee signing to make a statement. That is just an illusion of progress, Spurs require actual progress.
Crowd-pleasing transfer are not what Tottenham require, all this rubbish talk of a marquee signing to make a statement. That is just an illusion of progress, Spurs require actual progress.
That will mean young players with the potential to improve, but perhaps players who are at a higher level already than previous transfers, someone like 18-year-old Ajax captain Matthijs de Light or 19-year-old Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Pulisic.
Singing the right player will be much more important than signing a marquee, in other words, name, player.
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