Given how bad the 2025/26 campaign has been for Tottenham, fans can be forgiven for dreaming of an emotional return for Mauricio Pochettino in the summer.
Recently, Tottenham parted with Thomas Frank after eight months in charge, with the club languishing in 16th place in the Premier League table when he departed.
Igor Tudor is the man tasked with overseeing things on an interim basis, but it feels as though he’s only ever going to be in charge for the final dozen games of the Premier League season.
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The Croatian will have the sole remit of keeping the club in the top-flight and being competitive in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Next season needs to be different, though and for Tottenham, they know that the next managerial appointment needs to be right, with Pochettino the man wanted by a lot of the fan base.
It’s not clear what to believe when it comes to the managerial links involving Tottenham ahead of the summer transfer window.
Lots of managers will be linked with such a high-profile position, and it remains to be seen who the club turns to.
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Pochettino could well be on the club’s shortlist, but Alan Brazil has now cleared up what he’s heard about any potential interest from Spurs.
He said on TalkSPORT: “I’m told categorically that Poch, who we thought may be coming back after the World Cup, no phone call, no nothing, no contact.”
Tottenham need to tread carefully over Pochettino appointment
It’s no surprise that, as Tottenham fans, the good times are being pined for, but the club must be careful not to get too misty-eyed.
Pochettino did brilliantly with Tottenham the first time around and led the group to a Champions League final where they were beaten by Liverpool in Madrid.
However, managerial appointments are never quite as good the second time around, and perhaps Tottenham would be wise to move forward instead.
A club like Tottenham should be going out and approaching managers with vast potential, and perhaps Oliver Glasner or Marco Silva would be better appointments.
There is an awful lot of water under the bridge when it comes to Spurs and Pochettino, and as a result, we are just not overly sure it’s a wise appointment.