It has to be said that Cristian Stellini is managing to get a tune out of Spurs in the absence of Antonio Conte, who is currently in Italy, recuperating after his gallbladder procedure.
If one were to ignore the 4-1 thumping at the hands of Leicester City, wins over Manchester City, West Ham, and Chelsea have certainly made the Lilywhites look a more plausible option for a top-four finish than they might have been.
The burning questions will be if when Conte returns, the momentum can be sustained, and two, when Conte returns, if the Italian is prepared to extend his current deal that expires this summer.
Today’s piece in The Sun on prospective replacements makes for grim reading. Pochettino may well have a place in some fans’ hearts, but Daniel Levy failed to back him and the Argentinian failed to win any silverware. There’s a reason your ex is an ex.
Thomas Tuchel’s Premier League fortunes at Chelsea were mixed at Chelsea, and surely a third former Blues boss is unlikely to be sanctioned? The inclusion of Thomas Frank is surely incredibly arrogant, given the comparative success he’s enjoyed at Brentford. Perhaps his limited resources are the appeal, which again returns us to the business of why a club so prominent in the Deloitte Football Money League is struggling to spend.
Seeing Graham Potter’s name is another curve ball and given his turbulent spell at Stamford Bridge, it’s not unkind to imagine that the former Brighton boss’ next position is likely to involve a sofa, Apple TV and not answering the phone.
What this list tells us, is that Daniel Levy may have officially run out of options.
