Tottenham Hotspur were booted out of the FA Cup on Friday night when they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Manchester City.
From an attacking sense, Ange Postecoglou’s side just didn’t turn up, and in the end, they were punished by a late Nathan Ake goal.
After the game, you can imagine rival fans piling in on Tottenham and the fact that it’s another year without a trophy for the team.
That was something Mauricio Pochettino got quite a lot during his time at the club, with a suggestion on talkSPORT recently that the now-Chelsea manager was probably Spurs’ best coach since their greatest-ever, Bill Nicholson.
But Graham Roberts was keen to remind pundit Rory Jennings, who is a Chelsea fan, that football actually began pre-1992, as he posted on Twitter.
The club legend pointed towards Keith Burkinshaw, who managed the club in the 70s’ and 80s, winning two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup, and how he was ‘better than Poch’.
Whilst Mauricio Pochettino did a very good job at Spurs, played great football, and got the team to a Champions League final, and that without spending big like their rivals.
The simple bare facts are that Keith Burkinshaw did more during a time when some of the club’s greatest-ever players performed, including Ricky Villa and Glenn Hoddle.
Tottenham before Mauricio Pochettino
Tottenham under Ange Postecoglou
In recent years, Spurs fans have watched their team suffer and suffer when it comes to trying to win a trophy.
They want down the road of the here and now with Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte. It didn’t work. But this is a long-term project with Postecoglou.
Yes, there will be disappointment at the FA Cup loss, but if Ange continues to get backed, players continue to progress and he continues to implement his free-flowing and all-action style.
Then it will only be a matter of time before Spurs fans are watching their team winning trophies again.
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