Was there a big empty space for potential top managers when Poch was the new toy everyone was banging on about? The man who could come second in a one team league.
Once upon a time Poch was a highly promising manager who played aggressive, positive football at Saints, then went to Tottenham and made them more consistent than they had been in a long time, including reaching a CL final. The hype then was justified, and he did look like he was the next guy to have the potential to reach the very top echelon.
Since then, he's had an underwhelming spell at PSG and now is failing badly at Chelsea. I would say that his time as being a potential guy for the top top jobs is probably done after Chelsea. For me, personally, I thought his time at PSG showed that he isn't quite up to being the man for the biggest jobs, which is why I wanted ETH over him, and his Chelsea stint has solidified that in my opinion.