Tottenham are one match away from greatness so why is Mauricio Pochettino talking about leaving?

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Timing is everything from comedy to football, get it wrong and everything including all of the hard work you’ve done can fall apart. So It has been odd to say the least that a few weeks before Tottenham play in their first ever Champions League final the manager Mauricio Pochettino has hinted that he may leave the club.

Now there are different sides and takes to this story and we must explore them all. The first is that Pochettino actually said that if Tottenham were to win the Champions League he could leave. His reasoning one believes would be that he has taken the club as far as he can take them, and that the season after would only be a come down. He has a point and the fact that Tottenham have never won the Champions League if they were to do so would be much more important in terms of football history than if Liverpool were to capture their 6th title.

It would be an incredible feat for Pochettino that there is no doubt and he would go down as a club legend. There is another story that Pochettino wants even more for Tottenham, he wants them to be the biggest club in England and in Europe and that he feels that club chairman Daniel Levy and himself are simply not on the same page, so he will leave.

But what about staying at the club even if they do win the competition? Wouldn’t building that legacy make much more sense? Tottenham have been the almost rans and pretenders to football’s elite for too long, and let’s face it they have been the best side in the Premier League for the last 2 seasons if we take their achievements for pound for pound.

Under Pochettino Spurs have risen, first past their neighbours the most successful Arsenal and then qualifying regularly for the Champions League and now they are in the final. That unlucky tagline or the most Neanderthal saying- ‘spursy’ simply seems redundant under Pochettino. He has made the right purchases, yes, but he has also proven his leadership qualities by getting his side to the Champions League final despite the club not buying anyone this season. It is a massive achievement.

On the other side if Levy will not or does not see Pochettino’s vision for the club then the manager would have a point about leaving, all of that remains hearsay though, until we know the truth.

One truth could be that Pochettino will leave the club to go to Barcelona. The Argentinian connection with Lionel Messi cannot be lost on anyone, and Ernesto Valverde’s time at Barcelona could well be up even if they do win the Copa del Rey at the weekend.

To summarise it would be unfortunate if Tottenham win or lose the final did lose Pochettino after he has taken the club so far.

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