Tottenham supporters have long been calling for a number of new signings to join them in the coming months. January is looking like a big window, and the summer of 2020 even bigger, however, it may not be set to go in that direction, or not entirely.
Mauricio Pochettino has talked of a ‘painful rebuild’ at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, using those exact words when talking about his squad way back in May this year (Evening Standard), it has now become apparent that he might not have been referring just to new signings, though.
David Ornstein has written a column for The Athletic, and the details about the state of Tottenham’s dressing room, the future of Christian Eriksen and the upcoming Amazon Prime documentary are all discussed, but one of the more interesting points is that on this supposed rebuild.
The famous former BBC journalist has claimed that talk of a rebuild may not be referring entirely on new signings, saying:
‘Efforts to trim what has become a bloated group will resume this winter, however, the number of players joining the club is expected to be limited. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has talked of overseeing a “new chapter” and many observers wrongly took that to mean there would be significant spending in January.’
‘There is a feeling around Spurs, though, that the Argentine is more likely to integrate young, hungry players such as Oliver Skipp, Japhet Tanganga and Troy Parrott.’
This may be a very bold move, but it cannot be knocked – we’ve already seen it work once at Spurs. When Pochettino first did this rebuild, way back when he took over in 2014, the Argentine very quickly saw the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor, Younes Kaboul, Etienne Capoue and Paulinho.
Whilst the fans may have their doubts this time around, we’ve already seen what the likes of Skipp, Parrott and Tanganga can do after their performances during pre-season when they were all heavily used on the Lilywhites tour of Asia and trip to Germany for the Audi Cup.
Whether or not Pochettino can deliver success and maintain the club’s levels with the young players is yet to be seen, but considering he’s the man who brought Tottenham to where they’re at now with these methods, the fans are daft to be doubting him and will simply have to put up with it if they don’t like it, as their gaffer has a proven track record.