Mauricio Pochettino is clearly not a happy man. After building the most promising Tottenham team in a generation, he feels they are being left behind by their rivals.
He admitted exactly that before Monday’s defeat by Manchester City, naming Pep Guardiola’s side, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal as sides who have been more proactive in the transfer market.
Those are the words of a man rapidly running out of patience.
After delivering a top-three finish for the third year in a row, Pochettino publicly urged Tottenham to take risks to improve their squad.