Voices of sanity are occasionally tough to detect amongst football fans, and that’s certainly the case with Tottenham fans who are still grieving the loss of Mauricio Pochettino and err… those that are not.
Despite not actually winning anything in his five and half years at Spurs, old Poch left with the type of warmth that many fans had previously extended to Keith Birkenshaw, a coach who had comparatively endless successes in competitions both foreign and domestic.
In fairness to the modern fan, the game has changed a hell of a lot in the last 30-odd years. A good many of your common or garden variety Millennial fans are genuinely content with an extremely plush stadium and talk of financial prudence; whilst clutching a slice of artisan pizza in one hand, and a smartphone in the other.
For those still emotionally invested in the Argentine, everything about Mourinho is too risky and generally doom-laden. For those that prefer to back proven winner, success at Spurs can’t come soon enough.
The fan reactions to this one tweet epitomize the angst that exists, over a matter that all too similar to the Leave vs Remain squabbles.
