Mauricio Pochettino would manage Tottenham Hotspur, even if they were relegated to the Championship, John Wenham has said.
Spurs are in genuine relegation danger, sitting 16th in the Premier League, one point above the relegation zone.
Igor Tudor’s reign as caretaker manager has not had the uplift that was required, although he has picked up two positive results, a draw against Liverpool and a win over Atletico Madrid, in his last two matches.
Pochettino is the Tottenham fans’ first-choice for their next permanent manager, and the Spurs insider does not believe that relegation would put him off the job.
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What was Wenham’s crazy prediction about Pochettino’s Tottenham return?
Wenham thinks Pochettino would relish the chance to be a hero with the Tottenham supporters again, and therefore would still take the post, if the club were in the second-tier.
Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, he said: “I genuinely think, and it sounds crazy, he would still come if we were in the Championship and he would take great pleasure in leading us straight back up and sort of really cementing himself with hero status amongst the fan base.
“I genuinely think he would still come back, and I’m 100 per cent certain he will be our next manager.
“The ownership at the moment, this new group of owners, all the Lewis family, since they’ve ousted Daniel Levy, have got basically everything wrong.
“They need an instant win with the fans, 90 per cent of Tottenham fans’ happiest times over the last 30 years was when Mauricio was managing the club.
“It’s an easy win for everybody to bring him back, and he’s also an outstanding manager, in my opinion.”
Why is Pochettino the best candidate for Tottenham?
Pochettino is the obvious candidate, due to his previous stint in the dugout in N17.
The 54-year-old took Spurs to a Champions League final and built a super team with the likes of Hugo Lloris, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.
He boasted a 54.61 win percentage, winning 160 of his 293 games in charge between May 2014 and November 2019.
Whether Wenham’s prediction is right, and he would take over a Lilywhites’ side that were not in the top-flight, remains to be seen, but it would be a brilliant move for the club.
Let’s hope that they stay up and make it a much more attractive prospect for the former Argentina international centre-back.