Mauricio Pochettino has previously said what needs to happen behind the scenes in order to create a winning formula at a football club ahead of his expected move to Chelsea.
Mauricio Pochettino was able to forge a distinct football identity over his five years at Tottenham Hotspur while also elevating the team to a competitive force in Europe.
The Argentine coach led his team to a Champions League final only to lose 2-0 to Premier League rivals Liverpool in Madrid, just months before he was fired from Spurs. So many people were shocked when the ruthless Daniel Levy fired him.
But Pochettino demonstrated his genius for forging a new identity with a group of players at Tottenham, just as he did with Southampton before moving to north London.
The Argentine has additionally demonstrated his capacity to forge a distinct football personality while playing for a club, something Chelsea at the moment utterly lacks. While Frank Lampard won't be at Stamford Bridge long enough to leave a lasting impression, Graham Potter tried and ultimately failed.
But as Pochettino made it clear when discussing his experience with Tottenham roughly two and a half years ago, he will need the support of the Chelsea owners and the board. The former Tottenham manager described how it took time for him to develop a successful formula in north London.
Pochettino said on Sky Sports' Monday, "We spent a little more time at Southampton [to get the methods across]."
The situation was quite different when we got to Tottenham. Tottenham was a 33-player team that was attempting to forge an identity, escape the circumstances they had been operating in up to that point, and find new ways to approach games.
For us, the more than five-year trek to Tottenham was incredible, and we thoroughly loved it. People like Joe Lewis, the owner, Daniel Levy, the entire board, and everyone on the staff helped us succeed from the beginning. Then there were the players, who were also great.
"We discovered a group with distinctive habits.
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