When Daniel Levy publicly outlined the requirements for Tottenham Hotspur’s next manager in 2021, he revealed they needed to play “free-flowing, attacking and entertaining” football with a focus on youth.
It sounded a lot like the glory days of Mauricio Pochettino’s reign in north London. While establishing Spurs as top-four regulars in the Premier League, Pochettino – one of football’s high-pressing high priests – led Tottenham to the club’s first-ever Champions League final. Yet, within six months of the showpiece against Liverpool, Pochettino was gone and the want-ad was being sketched…
