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Schalke's new boss Christian Gross was laughed out of Spurs and spent last six years in Saudi Arabia

Ask each of Christian Gross' former employers about their memories of his time in charge and the answers will be varied and distinct.

At Tottenham, Gross' disastrous nine-month spell is best summarised by his bumbling first press conference when he arrived late and brandished a London underground Travel Card, muttering in broken English: 'I hope this is the ticket to my dreams'.

But at Basel his reign is remembered more fondly, having transformed the club from domestic also-rans into Swiss football's dominant force over a 10-year period.

Christian Gross has been appointed manager of struggling Bundesliga side Schalke
Gross became a laughing stock in England for waving a Travel Card at his first Spurs presser

¿¿ Throwback to this extremely odd press conference when Christian Gross was appointed as Tottenham manager in 1997.