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Tottenham’s Pochettino Looking Forward to a Successful Era

By Alexander Balano

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 02: Mauricio Pochettino Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at Boleyn Ground on March 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 02: Mauricio Pochettino Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at Boleyn Ground on March 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /
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Speaking to FIFA TV, Mauricio Pochettino talked about how he envisions a successful era for Tottenham starting with next season after two years as Spurs’ manager.

How time flies. It’s been just over two years since Mauricio Pochettino took over as Tottenham manager following a one-year spell coaching Southampton during the 2013-14 campaign.

For Daniel Levy, that was enough to convince the Argentine that building Spurs into one of Europe’s most exciting young teams would be a worthy project to undertake. And here we are, two seasons under the 44-year-old’s belt and Pochettino has stated that the beginning of a new era is upon Tottenham fans.

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"“We have to put that [third place finish] to one side and focus on all the things we achieved — which was a lot,” Pochettino said in an interview with FIFA TV.“Now we need to think of how we can improve as a group. I think the most important thing apart from the results is that we’ve grown as a team.”“There’s a new level of togetherness.”“What we can now go on to achieve in the Champions League is very important. This is the beginning of a successful era because of the potential we have.”"

Truth be told, while Pochettino’s side missed out on two chances to lift silverware in back-to-back seasons, the League Cup against Chelsea in March 2015 and the Premier League title this past May, there’s no denying how far he has taken this team in just two years.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 05: Tottenham Hotspur Manager Mauricio Pochettino watches the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at White Hart Lane on October 5, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 05: Tottenham Hotspur Manager Mauricio Pochettino watches the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at White Hart Lane on October 5, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) /

This past season saw the Premier League’s youngest team come within a few games of snatching the trophy from Leciester City’s hands.

Picking up two points in their final four matches and losing 5-1 to relegated Newcastle United shows that Spurs still needs to have the mental strength to finish games off when they’re ahead.

Drawing 13 times was the main culprit that eventually came back to hurt Tottenham in the end, but this should hopefully make them stronger next season when they’re faced with the same exact situation again.

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And with Tottenham set to begin another title challenge with the signing of Victor Wanyama and the impending arrival of Vincent Janssen, the pieces are coming into place.

Although two new players have been added to this squad, there wasn’t many holes to begin with on the starting XI. Instead, Tottenham’s lack of depth was an issue.

This caused Mauricio Pochettino to rotate very little making everyone tire out during an important stretch of the season. That, being the last four games with Leicester starting to pull away.

While more signings must be signed before the regular season begins on August 13 against Everton, which is exactly a month and two days away, two important signings were addressed.

Assuming that other pieces aren’t brought in, Spurs have players they can count on even though it will be very risky. And that would be looking to their youth academy players for depth and rotation.

The likes of Alex Pritchard, Josh Onomah, Harry Winks, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Kyle Walker-Peters getting enough minutes next season is quite slim if we’re being serious, but at the same time it’s difficult to convince players to join a squad that doesn’t have many starting jobs available.

Therefore Mauricio Pochettino will have to make do with what he has currently even if it isn’t exactly ideal. That said, this is a project that he took willingly and shaped his side to be more younger.

Setting a certain value for each player that they’re interested in and not budging unless necessary, makes Tottenham very calculating on who to bring in and who to pass up. This has hurt Spurs sure, but it’s a method that they’re comfortable with.

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Finally, with Pochettino and the rest of his coaching staff signing new five-year contracts two months ago, it’s a sign that things are just beginning.

This project has seen successful results two years in a row as the team continues to climb up the table, where Tottenham ends at the end of this upcoming campaign will be exciting to see.

"“I felt the affection of the people, the chairman, of everybody here,” Pochettino said.“We’re all happy at the moment. We have a great training facility and great staff — why would we move if we’re all happy?”“We all identify with this club. We can do important things I hope. And hopefully we can all share the success together — a success we’ve been striving for for many years.”"

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