bosnian_red
Worst scout to ever exist
I mean... it was an absolute catastrophic failureTo some extent I think the level of spurs is relevant, who would have anticipated them to be in the UCL finals. They consistently finished in the top four. Context is important, if you deem those things to be inadequate, than Ole spending 450 million and crashing out multiple European league competitions should be considered an absolute catastrophic failure with his stint at United.
The level of Spurs is relevant. Pochettino did a good job at raising their level. However I'm of a firm belief that there are many managers who are capable of raising the level of a team to be a top 4 competitor level. That's what he did. He then had multiple opportunities once he already had a very good squad to make the step up. To win trophies. To seriously compete for trophies. He failed at that and eventually they went backwards under him.
I don't want another manager whose ceiling is a top 4 place. They have to push for the title and the elite sides in europe, otherwise they'll eventually have a collapse after a few years of not making the step up. That's the standard that we need at United. Pochettino's limit, IMO, is just making the push to a CL spot. We need manager who can reach the next level. Bayern have that with Nagelsmann. They had it with Flick previously. Chelsea, Liverpool and City have it. Ten Hag is one who definitely has that potential, considering the level his Ajax teams have played at in the CL.