Danny Murphy backs Eddie Howe to be Mauricio Pochettino’s successor

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Danny Murphy has backed Eddie Howe to make a move to Tottenham Hotspur.

Pundit Danny Murphy has told the Daily Mail that, if Mauricio Pochettino ends up leaving Tottenham Hotspur, then Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe should be a top target to replace him.

Spurs won again on Saturday night, beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 at Molineux, with boss Pochettino again claiming a win with a far from ideal Tottenham side.

Injuries have compounded a lack of summer signings, and it’s fair to suggest that this isn’t exactly the squad Pochettino wanted to be heading into the season with.

Some have worried that Pochettino will end up leaving Spurs over a perceived lack of ambition, at least in comparison to the Premier League’s ‘elite’ clubs, especially with Real Madrid searching for a new manager.

There have been suggestions that Pochettino left the door open for a move away last week by claiming that this is the unhappiest he has been at the club, and some fans are already thinking about who could come in if Pochettino does leave.

Now, ex-Spurs midfielder Danny Murphy has suggested that Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe should be a leading contender – and he’s currently the 7/1 favourite with Betfair if Pochettino does go.

Howe has managed Bournemouth in every division of the Football League, and the 40-year-old now has the Cherries as a very competitive Premier League side, with some particularly impressive displays this season.

Murphy suggests that Howe would be a fine appointment, praising his development of young players as well as his personality, backing him to make the move to North London should Daniel Levy need a new boss.

“He’s helped Bournemouth progress every season in the Premier League and it’s only a matter of time before he gets a new kind of offer,” said Murphy. “If I was a Spurs fan and Mauricio Pochettino left, I wouldn’t mind having Eddie as the next man in. He has a lot of the same qualities that Poch has, including the development of younger players.”

“I like Howe’s personality as well. He’s very humble and respectful of other managers. Modern players seem to respond better to a manager who conducts himself in a calm and reasonable way. I am sure he can make himself understood at times but it’s not like he’s a shouter as a default position,” he added.