Doctoroncall Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I'm just interested to see what this man can offer after Adkins. Any info on him please post, this is from Sid Lowe who covers La Liga: He had taken over at Espanyol at the halfway stage of the season, becoming the club's 13th coach in 11 years under the president Daniel Sánchez Llibre, but he had not been able to turn them around yet. With 10 games left, they were bottom, eight points from safety. And then they started winning. Epsanyol survived. The following season they finished 11th, then eighth, then 14th. Just before November, Pochettino departed with his team bottom of the table. They had won only twice in 14 games. He had been at the club almost four years, the fourth longest-serving manager in their history but they needed a change. Pochettino may reflect that he should have taken the Sampdoria job when he had the chance. Every summer he watched as the club, gripped by financial crisis, sold their best players. Ten departed last summer alone. There were internal battles between shareholders too. When he departed there was a sadness about the place, a recognition that Pochettino had been good for Espanyol. He had worked closely with the youth system, redesigning the setup, laying down tactical guidelines to be followed throughout the club and insisted on making each team play in an age group above, to increase their competitiveness and accelerate their development. It was not just an idea, it was a necessity. More than a dozen kids got their first-team debut with him and only three First Division teams had more youth teamers in their first team squad. There, they encountered a man with charisma and commitment. Players described his sessions as "fun" but "intense". He recorded every detail of his matches and set up a system that allowed him not only to use videos before matches but at half time. He made his team aggressive, pushing high up the pitch. He wanted them to keep the ball and play from the back. "There are teams that wait for you and teams that look for you: Espanyol look for you. I feel very close to their style of football," said Pep Guardiola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 18 January, 2013 Author Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Managerial record: [TABLE=class: table borderRight, width: 635] [TR] [TH=align: left]TEAM[/TH] [TH=align: left]FROM[/TH] [TH=align: left]TO[/TH] [TH=class: right, align: right]GAMES[/TH] [TH=class: right, align: right]WON[/TH] [TH=class: right, align: right]DRAWN[/TH] [TH=class: right, align: right]LOST[/TH] [/TR] [TR=class: alt] [TD=class: first bull]Espanyol[/TD] [TD]25 Jan, 2009[/TD] [TD]27 Nov, 2012[/TD] [TD=align: right]160[/TD] [TD=align: right]53[/TD] [TD=align: right]37[/TD] [TD=class: last, align: right]70 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I was reading something bout when the team's form was bad he he went looking for black virgins, cos they is lucky apparently. I'm not even jokes! Edit: It was in here http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/jan/18/southampton-mauricio-pochettino?CMP=twt_gu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Average record at a club and league he knew inside out. Doesn't bode well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I think that's it for me this season in terms of going to games. Not a club or a manager I want to get behind. Certainly not a chairman I want to have anything to do with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Managerial record: [TABLE=class: table borderRight, width: 635] [TR] [TH=align: left]TEAM[/TH] [TH=align: left]FROM[/TH] [TH=align: left]TO[/TH] [TH=class: right, align: right]GAMES[/TH] [TH=class: right, align: right]WON[/TH] [TH=class: right, align: right]DRAWN[/TH] [TH=class: right, align: right]LOST[/TH] [/TR] [TR=class: alt] [TD=class: first bull]Espanyol[/TD] [TD]25 Jan, 2009[/TD] [TD]27 Nov, 2012[/TD] [TD=align: right]160[/TD] [TD=align: right]53[/TD] [TD=align: right]37[/TD] [TD=class: last, align: right]70 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Adkins Top flight record; P22 W5 D7 L10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Absolutely f^ck all to get excited about. Not even the square root of f^ck all to get remotely excited about in fact. Had a "grear escape season" , so perhaps on par with Dave Jones , at that stage of his career. No real track record, so God only knows why NC saw fit to appoint him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 Absolutely f^ck all to get excited about. Not even the square root of f^ck all to get remotely excited about in fact. Had a "grear escape season" , so perhaps on par with Dave Jones , at that stage of his career. No real track record, so God only knows why NC saw fit to appoint him. Because he's an arrogant clueless c*nt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 He can fûck right off from the club right now and save us all the embarrassment of almost being safe at christmas to being relegated, badly. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/jan/18/southampton-mauricio-pochettino Guardian's profile. Key quotes: "It all fell apart when his friends (as an ex-player) left the club" (at Espanyol on what why it fell apart for him) and "doesn't know any English" Going to be quite the culture shock for the cünt trying to explain what he wants Lambert to do with a thick scouse accent back at him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 He can fûck right off from the club right now and save us all the embarrassment of almost being safe at christmas to being relegated, badly. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/jan/18/southampton-mauricio-pochettino Guardian's profile. Key quotes: "It all fell apart when his friends (as an ex-player) left the club" (at Espanyol on what why it fell apart for him) and "doesn't know any English" Going to be quite the culture shock for the cünt trying to explain what he wants Lambert to do with a thick scouse accent back at him... So he hasn't even had one match and is a c**t already? He has no chance of succeeding really, does he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 So he hasn't even had one match and is a c**t already? He has no chance of succeeding really, does he? Why not? Fans don't determine the results on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 I think that's it for me this season in terms of going to games. Not a club or a manager I want to get behind. Certainly not a chairman I want to have anything to do with. You definitely didn't mock the two guys who threw their season tickets away that time did you? You know the one who looked like the chap from Corrie. They took a lot of flack I seem to recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 18 January, 2013 Share Posted 18 January, 2013 So he hasn't even had one match and is a c**t already? He has no chance of succeeding really, does he? No chance this time. I don't see any logical reason for getting rid of Adkins and replacing him with the Spanish Steve Kean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 19 January, 2013 Author Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Keeping info on one thread: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?42559-Mauricio-Pochettino-The-Lowdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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