Premier League: Can Newcastle replicate Man City’s success after the takeover?
Mauricio Pochettino, is he the right man for the job?
The former Tottenham manager has been out of work since last year November 2019, and the new owners are rumoured to want to bring a new manager on board with a decent track record. They have identified the Argentine at their priority target, but have not successfully recruited him as of yet.
Pochettino is famously known for getting Tottenham to the UEFA Champion League final in the 2018/2019 season as well as having a keen eye for developing young talent.
The downfall is, no matter how good of a manager Pochettino is, unfortunately, he has no trophy’s to show for it. Usually, owners or clubs that spend huge sums of money into facilities, transfers, players and other staff want immediate results.
If the Prince of Saudi has the vision and patience to help build up a strong team, take a season, let the players adapt to playing styles and new changes in the dressing room as well as changes on the pitch? Then Pochettino is the right manager for the job.
A new City in Manchester
When there is a major injection of money coming into a club there is bound to be new players coming in and older average players going the opposite direction.
Manchester City being taken over by the Abu Dhabi Group in 2008 for £210m sent shock waves through the EPL. It’s just Man City everybody thought, yet, after the purchase, immediately Robinho was bought from Real Madrid for £32.5m a record club fee at the time, stating their intentions.
Between July 2009 and August 2010, Man City had acquired the services of Carlos Teves, David Silva, Yaya Touré, and Mario Balotelli. In December 2009 Mark Hughs was given the boot and Roberto Mancini was assigned the new manager.
City only won their first silverware 3 years later in the 2010/2011 season when they had beaten Stoke City in the FA Cup final. Should the Argentinan manager get the job, he should be given some time to prove himself, build a team, and attempt to win some silverware.