5 Achievements Achieved by Mauricio Pochettino With Tottenham Hotspur

DBasia.news –  Tottenham Hotspur’s poor results this season have made team management make a surprising decision. The decision to terminate cooperation with manager Mauricio Pochettino was announced by Tottenham president Daniel Levy on Wednesday (20/11) early morning Western Indonesian Time.

Mauricio Pochettino joined Tottenham Hotspur at the start of the 2014-15 season. During 4.5 seasons, the former Southampton coach failed to give a trophy. However, he was not lonely achievements. Here are 5 achievements of Pochettino during handling The Lilywhutes.

Most post-World War II victories

During 4.5 seasons dealing with Tottenham Hotspur, Mauricio Pochettino underwent 293 matches. Of that amount, he was able to present 159 victories. According to Squawka, this is the most winning achievement of managers of The Lilywhites in the era after World War II.

Even so, from the winning percentage which only reached 54.7%, the man from Argentina was not the best. Among the managers who handled at least Spurs in 50 matches, he lost to Andre Villas-Boas who posted a 55% winning percentage. Villas-Boas has 44 wins in 80 matches.

First Champions League Final in History

Mauricio Pochettino’s best achievement with Tottenham Hotspur is, of course, to qualify for the 2018-19 Champions League final. It was the first time the Lilywhites were able to penetrate the top party of the biggest clubs in Europe. However, they then lost 0-2 to Liverpool and failed to win.

Before the era of the former Southampton manager, the highest achievement of the Spurs was through the semifinals. That was achieved in the 1961-62 season with manager Bill Nicholson. Their steps were hardened by Benfica with 3-4 aggregates. The 2-1 victory in the second leg failed to make them qualify for the finals because they lost 1-3 in the first leg at home to the opponent.

Finished in the Big 4 Premier League Four Times in A Row

The arrival of Mauricio Pochettino in the 2014-15 season changed the face of Tottenham Hotspur. He was able to bring the North London club pushed into the elite ranks in the Premier League. In fact, from the 2015-16 to 2018-19 season, Hugo Lloris et al. always be at the 4-big. In fact, before his arrival, Spurs only penetrated the Big 4 twice in 22 seasons.

The best position for Spurs with the former Espanyol coach was the Premier League runner-up in the 2016-17 season. At the end of the season, they recorded only seven points adrift of Chelsea who won under the care of Antonio Conte. It is also the highest-ranking of The Lilywhites in the Premier League era.

Finished above Arsenal for three consecutive seasons

In the context of competition with Arsenal in North London, Mauricio Pochettino has a slick record. From the 2016-17 season to 2018-19, The Lilywhites always finished above the Gunners in the Premier League stage. Previously, since the arrival of Arsene Wenger as manager of the Gunners in 1995-96, The Lilywhites always failed to finish above the rival.

In the Premier League era, The Lilywhites only finished twice above Arsenal before the arrival of Pochettino. In 1992-93, Spurs finished 8th with 59 points, while the Gunners were two places down with 56 points. Two seasons later, in 1994-95, Spurs finished in 7th place with 62 points, while the Gunners finished 12th with 51 points.

Harry Kane is a back to back top scorer

Another achievement of Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham Hotspur is related to Harry Kane’s productivity. Under his care, the England national team striker was able to become the top scorer back to back in 2015-16 and 2016-17. In 2015-16, he scored 25 goals, while in 2016-17 he scored 29 goals.

In the Premier League era, Harry Kane was the first player of The Lilywhites who was able to top the scorer back to back. Previously, the last player to do so was Jimmy Greaves in 1962-63 and 1963-64 with 37 and 35 goals. Of course, Kane’s achievements were inseparable from Mauricio Pochettino’s touch.