Spurs fans were delighted to hear that Mauricio Pochettino has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant Arsenal job.
According to Darren Arsenal (via Ricky Sacks), the former Spurs boss refused to even entertain the possibility of joining the Gunners. The Argentinian was sacked by Spurs in November but has been insistent in the past that if Daniel Levy did ever sack him, then he wouldn’t make the move to Spurs’ North London rivals.
Arsenal are in desperate need of a new manager following the sacking of Unai Emery last month, but it seems as if the chances of them ever appointing Pochettino was non-existent. The 47-year-old manager originally joined Spurs from Southampton in 2014 and helped transform the club in his five years there, earning regular top-four finishes as well as taking them to a Champions League final last season.
Will Pochettino take another job in the Premier League?
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Reaction from Spurs fans to the update on Pochettino can be seen in the tweets below.
Man was cheated….Not backed… Not allowed refresh squad…
Over achieved…..
Rewarded with the Sack…
People have short memories— Martin Dolan (@Martindolan101) December 18, 2019
Spurs through and through
— Sean (@seann_56) December 18, 2019
Poch was an amazing Manager for us, got us into the Champions League year after year and the final last season so I will always be grateful to him
— Barbara (@Alwaysblue888) December 19, 2019
Imagine levy sacked this man.! He was top class for us and will always be one of us.! COYS
— Fergus (@Fergus73182917) December 18, 2019
He’ll be back at Spurs one day. He’s magic you know.
— Tim Cruickshank (@twe_tim) December 18, 2019
Let’s hope we get him back someday.
— Damon Aggersberg (@Aggers74) December 18, 2019
I miss him!!
— Moninder Sokhi (@mxsokhi) December 18, 2019
These Spurs fans are clearly still huge fans of Pochettino for the work he did with the club and seem keen to bring him back in the future.
What do we think?
Although Pochettino did an unbelievable job with Spurs, a disappointing summer transfer window ended up costing him and it seemed the right time for Levy to make a change. He was never likely to take the Arsenal job, but it surely won’t be too long until the talented Argentinian is back in management.