 Mauricio Pochettino has asked Chelsea's owners and supporters to 'give me time' as he tries to revive fortunes at Stamford Bridge but events at a club close by, and close to the Argentine's heart, show breathing fresh life into a listless operation need not require such patience. Chelsea news, exclusives and analysis Sign up Privacy Policy Like Chelsea, Tottenham finished last season as a zombie operation, players sleepwalking towards their summer holidays (and no doubt checking in with their agents) under the management of a caretaker boss with no stake in their future. Pochettino was even linked with a glorious return to the team he managed with such distinction from 2014 to 2019 – it is certainly what many Spurs fans wanted. But, as it has for so many players over the past 18 months, the riches and promises of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital persuaded the former Espanyol and Southampton boss that west London was the place to resume his love affair with the Premier League. Ange Postecoglou has had an immediate impact at Spurs (Picture: Getty Images) Tottenham, instead, turned their attentions to Ange Postecoglou – a coach completely untested in England and, depending on your views on the Australian, Japanese and Scottish domestic scenes, completed untested at elite level altogether – as they tried to piece together a bright, enterprising future after the futility of the Mourinho, Espirito Santo and Conte years. And while sifting through the surplus of players at Chelsea in search of a team and an identity is clearly no easy task, it's hard to argue Pochettino has been confronted by anything like the headache Postecoglou faced when Harry Kane was sold on the eve of the new season. And yet, it is Tottenham who go into the weekend unbeaten and energised, in love with their new manager and the sense of optimism and ambition he has brought to the Seven Sisters Road, while Chelse){kind=link}
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Mauricio Pochettino has asked Chelsea’s owners and supporters to ‘give me time’ as he tries to revive fortunes at Stamford Bridge but events at a club close by, and close to the Argentine’s heart, show breathing fresh life into a listless operation need not require such patience.
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Like Chelsea, Tottenham finished last season as a zombie operation, players sleepwalking towards their summer holidays (and no doubt checking in with their agents) under the management of a caretaker boss with no stake in their future.
Pochettino was even linked with a glorious return to the team he managed with such distinction from 2014 to 2019 – it is certainly what many Spurs fans wanted.