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Parallels between Poch and Klopp
Not sure I saw anyone write in about whether they thought the Pochettino playing style was ultimately his demise and the cause of Spurs most recent decline. After all, the decline has not just been this season but the second half of last season. Spurs have been one of the worst teams in 2019.
In some way it reflects a similar situation with Klopp at Dortmund. Starting spectacularly but unable to halt their decline in the end.
It is noticeable that over the last two seasons Klopp has altered his model from a hard pressing team to a team that tries to retain possession and become more strategic in their pressing. Each time Klopp has made alterations in their playing style it is critiqued, usually negatively, yet has probably been the reason Liverpool continue to progress.
But with Pochettino running into a wall in motivating the team and keeping up the high energy (as Klopp did at the end at Dortmund) perhaps Pochettino needed to change things up?
This says more about managers who are unable to change their style, to adapt. So it is interesting that Spurs have brought in Mourinho, who clearly didn't change or adapt in his last two roles. No question he is ambitious and driven to win and under the right circumstance can make Spurs very competitive again. After all, Spurs still have a phenomenal squad. He has said he has learned from his mistakes.
Time will tell which Mourinho we get. But more interested to see what happens with Pochettino. Clearly he could motivate a new team and get them performing well, but could, Bielsa style, have them hitting a brickwall in a couple of years if he doesn't adapt as well.
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