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Winner: Mauricio Pochettino
The duo of chairman Daniel Levy and manager Mauricio Pochettino continue to move forward. They have been taking a step forward in every way, from not signing anyone last year, to moving to a new stadium. This year they took a big step when they broke the club transfer record by bringing in Tanguy Ndombele from Olympique Lyon.
Ndombele is a highly mobile midfielder who has all the skillset necessary to succeed at the highest level. He is a great dribbler under pressure and completes almost 5 dribbles at a success rate of over 80%. He also completes around 50 passes with a similar success ratio. His high mobility is a threat in transition as he provides a bit of everything spread across the pitch. He can pass, dribble, run hard, intercept, tackle, and cover the whole length of the pitch because of an unbelievable engine.
But just when we thought that will be it from Spurs, they announced Giovani Lo Celso and Ryan Sessegnon before a few hours of the transfer deadline. Lo Celso is a creative midfielder who'll be a valuable addition. Ryan Sessegnon can be used anywhere on the left side. He is young and can be groomed according to Pochettino's style. Spurs also offloaded Fernando Llorente after the expiry of his contract and Keiran Trippier, who moved to Atletico Madrid.
What else does Poch need now? He has his 'fab-four' kept intact despite all sorts of rumors of Christian Eriksen joining Real Madrid. Eriksen reportedly isn't the prime target and has himself stayed away from all drama, so possibly, he'll stay. He has got his midfield recruitment and left-back. No signings were made for right-back but they still have Kyle-Walker Peters and even Juan Foyth who played there for Argentina fairly well.
Pochettino has a well-rounded squad with great players, and this is a good enough squad to challenge City and Liverpool on all fronts. He has no excuses now. This is an able team and far from the underdogs they were labelled as.
