Pochettino managerial honours:
Prem manager of month October 13.
Benitez managerial awards:
Real Madrid U-19s
Spain U-19 League (1): 1992–93
Spain U-19 Cup (2): 1990–91, 1992–93
Extremadura
Segunda División promotion (1): 1997–98
Tenerife
Segunda División promotion (1): 2000–01
Valencia
La Liga (2): 2001–02, 2003–04
UEFA Cup (1): 2003–04
Liverpool
FA Cup (1): 2005–06
FA Community Shield (1): 2006
UEFA Champions League (1): 2004–05
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2005
Internazionale
Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2010
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2010
Chelsea
UEFA Europa League (1): 2012–13
Napoli
Coppa Italia (1): 2013–14
Individual awards
Don Balón Award (1): 2002
UEFA Manager of the Year (2): 2003–04, 2004–05
Premier League Manager of the Month (6): November 2005, December 2005, January 2007, October 2008, March 2009, April 2013
FdB -
Lots of trophies in a mickey mouse league.
And I wouldn't even offer the job to Benitez either.
Pochettino is one of but a host of managers who are talked up after one good season in the Premiership. He joins the ranks of Brian Laudrup, Paul Lambert and Steve Clarke. Now these guys might go onto be successful managers but however you look at it, it's is a gamble.
It shows the depths we have sunk when fans are getting excited about a mangers whose credentials are only slightly more impressive than maffypoop's. Additionally, I don't care what people say but not speaking English is a massive problem for numerous reasons.
So it's a gamble...and it might work, we will see then...
Gambles sometimes work - BR was gamble. Harry Redknapp was arguably a gamble. Martin Jol barely had any kind of credentials when he replaced Santini.
I just cannot shake the feeling this is the appointment of a proper middtable club,
That Pochettino CV in full -
posted on 18/5/14
Why don't you guys worry about Levy?
He's the real problem - a money bags who knows diddly squat about football.
Also .... if you're off to the World Cup in Brazil, worry about getting Dengue fever.
That's a REAL worry.
posted on 18/5/14
Way ahead of you Ted
posted on 18/5/14
Pav
Indeed there is a bit of ' being at the right place at the right time' for Pochettino this season, with all these talented English players in a WC year. He is a risk and I would personally at least try for safer options like Benitez, but whatever we're doing I mostly just want us to get on with it so we can bed the manager in with his players and add others before next season.
Whether it's Pochettino, Benitez or De Boer I'm a little bit excited to see the results......unless it's Moyes.
posted on 18/5/14
Ted
I think we can all agree we don't want Moyes!
Benitez has the best CV out of the remaining candidates.. can't see Napoli letting him go after a successful first season though. The wildcards could come from the World Cup fallout - will Klinsmann fancy a return to England? Could Prandelli be the man to turn us into winners?
Personally I want a manager in place before then, scouting players and preparing for next season.. which starts in mid July
posted on 18/5/14
Wouldn't want Klinsmann or Prandelli Pav. I'd rather stick with the candidates we're linked to.
If there is anyone to come from a WC fallout then other than LVG I'd take Hitzfeld, although I think he's retiring after Switzerland.
posted on 18/5/14
Pav, absolutely!
No Bugeyes at WHL.
I like Benitez.
But when the next manager fails.... its Mr. Levy has to go
posted on 18/5/14
Only way levy goes is if he/enric sell up
posted on 18/5/14
Wish they would sell up .... to someone with very deep pockets and lots of ambition.
posted on 18/5/14
I am surprised that we are rumoured to be interested in Pochettino, does not fill me with much hope at all.
Benitez would be my no.1 choice.
posted on 19/4/16