Jose Mourinho and Tottenham: A match made in heaven ... or hell?
The past 12 hours at Tottenham Hotspur have felt more like a day in the life of a bored teenager playing Football Manager than reality.
Given the transformation of both parties in recent years, Jose Mourinho's appointment at Tottenham feels like an antithetical match.
While the north London club developed a reputation under the affable Mauricio Pochettino for being one of the most entertaining teams on the continent, Mourinho's most recent stint in charge of a club was a tetchy, turgid affair that ended messily.
But for all the negativity surrounding his attitude and tactics during two-and-a-half seasons at Manchester United, Mourinho managed คาสิโนsagameing something Pochettino didn't in five years at Tottenham: winning trophies.
The Portuguese led United to the Europa League and League Cup to become the first manager in United's history to win a trophy in his debut season at the club.
It feels as though Tottenham is currently balanced precariously and when perhaps a calm, level head is required to steady the ship, the club has instead taken a gamble on a coach who has a history of ruffling feathers.
Having spent more than one billion dollars on building what is now arguably the greatest sports stadium in the world, Tottenham now has an obligation to be successful.
It was widely reported that Levy broke the club's strict wage structure to tie talisman Harry Kane to a new long-term contract but the expenditure on the stadium meant Pochettino was hamstrung in the transfer market.
Moreover, any successful team needs the regular addition of new faces to prevent stagnation -- and that was not a luxury afforded to Pochettino.
In 2018, the club became the first in Premier League history to not sign a single player during the summer transfer window.
No signings were made in the 2019 winter transfer window either and it wasn't until the summer of 2019 before Tottenham finally added some new faces in the form of Tanguy Ndombele, Giovani Lo Celso and Ryan Sessegnon.