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‘I’ve played for every Spurs boss since Mauricio Pochettino – this is what they’re like'

There have been five permanent Tottenham Hotspur managers since 2019, and one footballer managed to play under all five throughout his time in north London

Chelsea's Argentinian head coach Mauricio Pochettino (L) and Tottenham Hotspur's Greek-Australian Head Coach Ange Postecoglou (R) embrace after the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge in London on May 2, 2024
Mauricio Pochettino is the last Tottenham Hotspur manager to see a third season at the club(AFP or licensors)

Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ryan Sessegnon offered his verdict on every Spurs boss he played under – from Mauricio Pochettino all the way up to Ange Postecoglou.

Despite being snapped up from Fulham by Pochettino for a hefty £25million in 2019, injuries haunted the 24-year-old, limiting his appearances before he ultimately returned to the Cottagers. While reflecting on his spell in north London, which was also interspersed with a loan at Hoffenheim, Sessegnon offered insights into his relationship with the last five permanent managers at the club.

At present, Postecoglou is the latest Tottenham boss to enter an uncertain period off the back of his side's 1-0 away loss to Nottingham Forest. The Australian was the final manager Sessegnon worked with before his permanent return to Fulham.

Now he is away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Sessegnon gave his verdict on all of the managers he worked with at the club.

Mauricio Pochettino

Starting with the Argentine himself, who was captivated by Sessegnon's electric displays at Fulham and spurred the move to bring him on board. Fresh into the squad, an immediate injury meant Sessegnon faced isolation due to Pochettino's policy of keeping injured players away from the available players.

Sessegnon explained the sense of alienation in a chat with Rising Ballers, when he said: "I turned up to the club and I am not training, I'm in the physio room. At that time, not having too much contact with Pochettino and the team, because at that time, he did not want injured players to be in meetings and stuff like that. We were kept separate from that.

"Obviously, he welcomed me to the club and that kind of stuff, but I was not in and around the players at the time because I was injured. By the time I got fit, I went to England U21s camp in November 2019, that season, and when I came back, Poch had got sacked. I did not really have too much of a relationship with him, even though he brought me to the club, because I was never fit for him."

Jose Mourinho

Mourinho was the first Tottenham boss to really give Sessegnon a chance to impress(2019 Getty Images)

When Jose Mourinho took the helm, it marked a significant uptick in Sessegnon's involvement with the Spurs first team. The versatile talent expressed his initial excitement about working under Mourinho when he said: "Mourinho was a very good manager.