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#4 It’s the most stressful job in football
The England manager’s job has often been labelled ‘The Impossible Job’ due to the issues surrounding the attempts to recapture the magic of 1966, but in reality, managing the Three Lions almost sounds like a walk in the park in comparison to being in the hotseat at the Bernabeu.
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Sure, other clubs hire and fire managers in quicker fashion than Real, but the immense pressure that comes from being in charge there is unlike anything else in football. Madrid’s fans and power-brokers don’t expect success from their bosses – they demand it.
At times, the demands of the Bernabeu almost seem insane. Vicente del Bosque and Fabio Capello both found this out – they were both terminated directly after leading Real to La Liga titles, with del Bosque being accused of showing signs of exhaustion, and Capello’s style apparently too pragmatic despite winning games.
The job clearly took its toll on Jose Mourinho, who left after 3 seasons in charge – the last of which he called the worst in his career – and the Portuguese hasn’t really looked like the same man since, as if being in charge at the Bernabeu simply sapped a lot of his enthusiasm for the game.
And that isn’t even mentioning Zinedine Zidane, who felt the need to walk away from the Madrid hotseat despite leading the side to an inexplicable 3 Champions League victories in a row. According to some, Zidane would’ve been under pressure this season after failing to win La Liga alongside Europe’s biggest competition in 2017/18.
With all of this in mind then, why would Mauricio Pochettino – a man who has largely worked under very little pressure due to the general lack of expectation at Tottenham – ever want to take such a stressful job?
If he were to move now, maybe he’d have a honeymoon period due to the disaster that has been Lopetegui’s reign, but next season the pressure would be simply immense. It’s hard to see why any manager would want such stress on their shoulders – especially a boss as relatively young as Pochettino.
