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Former Tottenham defender Danny Rose believes that former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino could one day be in charge of the club again. The Argentinian boss spent five years in charge of the north London side between 2014 and 2019 before being sacked by chairman Daniel Levy, just five months after taking the club to the Champions League final. Pochettino has since had spells in charge of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, before last month agreeing to take the USA national team job. VIDEO Why Lee Carsley Might Fix England Spurs, meanwhile have burned through a series of coaches since Pochettino’s exit, with Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte all coming and going before Ange Postecoglou’s arrival last summer. With the club investing heavily in the summer transfer window, the pressure will now be on the Australian to return to the team to the Champions League this summer, with Rose admitting that he was surprised the club did not move for Pochettino last year. “I definitely thought that pre-Chelsea, [Mauricio] Pochettino could return to Tottenham, ” Rose told Give Me Sport. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. “I don't think that him going to Chelsea for a year hinders that happening again in the future. Although it’s another four years until the next World Cup and hopefully, he's going to see it out with managing the USA. “Of course, anything can happen in the next four years but before he went to Chelsea, I thought it was nailed on that he probably would have gone to Spurs before Ange. I still believe that he will return to Tottenham as manager one day. ” "If I do regret anything, it's that. .. " – David Bentley reveals the only thing he wished he'd done differently during his playing career Premier League supercomputer predicts final 2024/25 table - and there are some shock finishes Ranking every Premier League team's summers: Transfers, managerial changes and results so far For more than a decade Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor, with stints at Mirror Football and Leeds Live among others. He is the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Manchester United to battle with Real Madrid for wonderkid: report Liverpool star confirms he wants to quit Anfield Arsenal furious with ANOTHER referee, as North London Derby appointment sparks controversy Four Four Two is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site. ©
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