Five things Mauricio Pochettino must do as Tottenham Hotspur manager

With the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham have clearly shown what they plan to do in the upcoming season. With a squad that finished sixth, but with plenty of world class players,there are manythings the Argentinian manager must rectify.Here are five issues Pochettino must address as Spurs boss.

#1 Take control of the dressing room

One thing that neither AVB nor Sherwood were able to do was to gain the trust of the dressing room. While AVB tried to change too much too fast, Sherwood did the opposite and resisted change by sticking onto his own principles. Towards the end of Sherwood’s reign, his antics were getting ludicrous and smacked of a man who knew that his jig was up.

If Pochettino is to be considered as a successful Spurs manager, then the first thing he must do is to ensure that he has the players’ backing. As the players of Manchester United proved last year, player power is a big thing indeed.

And irrespective of how good a manager you are, if you aren’t able to get the players on your side, then you are likely to lose your job pretty quickly. And priority number one for the 42-year-old manager would be to get his players playing for him.