Don't think you will be wrong. Ole had a fantastic audition but he was appointed way too soon. There was literally no benefit at all in signing him up so early, only negatives if it goes tits up.
We don’t know if he wasn’t available. Before giving Ole the job, he was flirting a lot with United and never unequivocally said no.
So you still think that he would refuse United? Double salary, biggest club in England and one of the biggest in the world, amazing transfer budget, good squad to start? What do you expect to hear from him? I want to go? Of course that he will say all those nice things.
Well, if he wanted to go to United, why didn't he? You can't keep a manager who wants out, it's not practical. And don't tell me that United preferred to appoint Ole over Pochettino, because it beggars belief.
It's this, we are that stupid no doubt at all, Ed just thought he'd struck gold with Ole, got wrapped up in at all, and couldn't wait to get he contract out, if reports are true he had offered it to him after about 5-6 wins.
Hiring him in the middle of the season wasn't an option. For us, for him, for Spurs.
Pochettino, in January of this year: "I hope, or I wish to be here 20 years, and decide to leave or to finish my career here. I am so focused here, and want to help the club to achieve what the club want to be in history … It would be fantastic. I am so happy to be here. I am so happy to work in that pressure. Why not?"
Just quick examples.
Possible to pull out plently of quotes that indicate otherwise..
Im not sure but some fellow United supporters cannot seem to fathom that he is invested in a project at Spurs. He was always going to lead Spurs into the new stadium I felt, and he recently signed a lengthy contract. This is a relatively clear indication he intends to be invested in said project for the foreseeable future, just as Eriksen not signing a new contract is a good indicator he is likely to depart.
Of course Coutinho would jump at the chance to play for Barca. But United are not Barca, and Pochettino, having already rebuffed RM in the summer, would hardly have been champing at the bit to move to United.
You have zero (as in absolutely feck all) proof that Pochettino has ever turned down anyone let alone Real Madrid or Man Utd
IMO that's because some United fans are living in the past and refuse to see that Spurs are no longer some middle-size club from whom they can poach at will. They still hark back to Berbatov, but that was more than a decade ago, before United's decline.
Before signing the new contract Pochettino could have waited a matter of mere days - before the CL final - to see if RM would lose and then see if Zidane was sacked as a result.
So not waiting to see if hypothetically a club legend who's delivered back to back UCL's may or may not be sacked is him turning down Real Madrid?
Real Madrid sack managers on a regular basis, in case you hadn't noticed, including for failing to win the CL in any given season.
They do but they were heavy favourites going into the game so the odds against them both loosing that final and then sacking Zidane were heavily against
The Man Utd way...... or he wants to at least.
I’m not saying he was offered the Real job but if you honestly think clubs just offer contracts and jobs officially, without doing a little homework (tapping up), you are a bit niave. Perez is a fan of Poch there is no way he wouldn’t have tested the water.
that sounds nice. Didn't Dalglish say something similar when he took over Liverpool in 2011/12?? and we all know how it ended. the fact is game has changed a lot and imho United definitely need a proper football vision and a structure to bring it to reality. I feel the reason most of united supporters are frustrated at the moment because they do not see how Ole wants team to play. The season Klopp took over Liverpool, our squad was worst than what you guys have at the moment but we could see instantly how Klopp wanted us to play and it resonated with most of us and that's why he gets our support despite not winning any trophy so far. The same goes for Pep. Everyone was laughing at him in his first season but now City has one of the best teams premier league has seen.
So you agree that Poch has turned down both Madrid and United then?
Typical response from you, I have no idea but there is clear evidence both clubs were keen on him at a time. Why would they not be interested in him? I have no idea if he turned either down. Your a great one for outing words in people’s mouths.
Excuse me? You're siding with a person who straight up has said he turned down Real Madrid when he signed his new contract so you either agree with him or I'm not sure why you're getting involved?
I’m sidin with who? How old are you? I’m saying there was clear interest from Madrid, the media was all over it, I don’t think any formal offer was made but they are bound to have contacted Poch.
I've never said anything of the sort so at this point I think you should remove yourself from the situation because you've obviously got the entire wrong end of the stick
Ole took over a Molde that in the five seasons before him had finished 14th (relegated), 1st (in second tier), 9th, 2nd and finally 11th, and you claimed he took over a "top team" and refused to accept that they could be labeled a mid-table club (because clearly that 2nd place finish represented the norm, and all the shite finishes surrounding it were the outliers). Now you claim Poch, who took over a team that had qualified for Europe five seasons running and were very much top 4 challengers, took over a mid-table team.
Par for the course, when Spurs gets knocked out it's the luck of a cup game, but you know damn well that he'll be hailed as a genius if he beats City.
It would be stupid not to call him genius if he beats City.
Well yes only an idiot would not praise him highly for knocking out City. My point was that there is a clear double standard, eg. when he loses its not his fault when he wins he's the driving force.
