Ryangoles: "In 2021 the board seemingly wanted Pochettino but PSG refused to let him go, now there’s talk of the board having concerns about rehiring Pochettino over the way it ended in 2019 but what’s changed to make those worries an issue now when they weren’t in 2021?"
Alasdair says: "It's purely my opinion but I wonder if the difference is Steve Hitchen. Back in 2019 at that stage he was leading the search for the next manager and had a close relationship with Mauricio Pochettino so would more than likely have been a strong voice pushing for his return. I remember Tottenham were looking for the next Pochettino at the time and their shortlist reflected that so it would have made sense to try to get the actual Pochettino, but PSG were not budging.
"Then Fabio Paratici came in, drew up his own very different shortlist, Hitchen left midway through the season and it's now a very different structure within Spurs. That's my stab at it anyway."
