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5 reasons Mauricio Pochettino will snub Manchester United to stay at Tottenham

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 19: Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks on prior to the Carabao Cup Quarter Final match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on December 19, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 19: Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks on prior to the Carabao Cup Quarter Final match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on December 19, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images) /
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EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – OCTOBER 24: (L-R) Oliver Skipp of Tottenham Hotspur U19, Edmond Paris Maghoma of Tottenham Hotspur U19 during the match between PSV U19 v Tottenham Hotspur U19 at the De Herdgang on October 24, 2018 in Eindhoven Netherlands (Photo by Edwin van Zandvoort/Soccrates /Getty Images)
EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – OCTOBER 24: (L-R) Oliver Skipp of Tottenham Hotspur U19, Edmond Paris Maghoma of Tottenham Hotspur U19 during the match between PSV U19 v Tottenham Hotspur U19 at the De Herdgang on October 24, 2018 in Eindhoven Netherlands (Photo by Edwin van Zandvoort/Soccrates /Getty Images) /

4. Wanting to work with youth

There was a time when Manchester United really took pride in bringing players through their academy into their first team. That process has largely gone by the wayside in recent years. In sharp contrast, it’s still a very serious priority at Spurs.

At Tottenham Pochettino has the option to insert a young, untested player like Oliver Skipp into a Premier League match without risking the ire of the fan base. That’s not a luxury he’d be afforded at United. Any starlet that rises to the first team at Old Trafford will have been coddled for years. That sort of player isn’t exactly Pochettino’s cup of tea.

That’s a big plus for Tottenham in their bid to keep hold of their manager. The Spurs Academy is up and running. It’s already churning out quality players for Pochettino on an annual basis. In many ways, it’s the perfect storm for how Pochettino wants to build his squad.

United can talk all they want about their preference to use young, homegrown players, but when push comes to shove they will always want to buy a high-priced star instead of waiting around for a promising youngster to develop. Pochettino is smart enough to recognize that reality. If he wants to continue to work with young, humble players, he’ll snub United and stick with Spurs.

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