10. Stuart Pearce
Pearce is an ex-England Under 21 and Manchester City manager who didn't do too badly at either initially. This guy wears his heart on his sleeve, and with his nickname 'Psycho' he could kick the Spurs squad back into shape.
Pearce is an ex-England Under 21 and Manchester City manager who didn't do too badly at either initially. This guy wears his heart on his sleeve, and with his nickname 'Psycho' he could kick the Spurs squad back into shape.
Yes, he has already been in charge of Tottenham Hotspur from 2004 through to 2007. In his first season he improved their season dramatically for what was their best for over a decade.
He got Spurs qualified for Europe in successive seasons for the first time for over two decades, so it would be good for him to go back and finish the job he started a decade ago.
That said, there would have to be some peace made with the current Chairman and Jol who was fired after Levy went after a man of his own, Juande Ramos; who? Exactly! Another Danny Doozie.
He may not have managed many teams nor been all that successful when he did, but he has spent most of his post playing career within earshot of some great managers. He was an assistant at Newcastle, Chelsea and Liverpool over the past decade plus.
Although I do not think he is a viable option I had to include him.
It was always going to be a tough job for Owen Coyle to step into the shoes of Roberto Martinez at Wigan Athletic. Again, like Pearce I think he will bring a no nonsense approach to the squad, and maybe that is what they need. I am sure Jermain Defoe might appreciate a manager selecting on performance over name and cost.
I can hear the combined smashing of heads on desks of all the Tottenham fans reading this. Paulo DiCanio, seriously? I understand the off-field baggage brought by Paulo may not be welcome by a certain section of Tottenham fans, but he is certainly worth a look.
I think you will get passion from the guy during games and honesty in interviews before and after. He was also one of the biggest divas in the game during his playing days (check out Harry Redknapp's story about him), and that might be perfect to get these big money signings clicking at Spurs.
Who doesn't love this guy!? As manager of West Ham he was unlucky to be fired in 2010 after finishing five points clear of the relegation zone. Avram Grant came in and he promptly got the side relegated the next season.
Joining Watford the Italian got the side all the way to the playoff final before being defeated by Crystal Palace. He recently handed in his resignation at Watford, and I think he is ready for bigger test now; as big as Tottenham? Why not?
Laudrup has done very well at Swansea having guided them to the knockout stages of the Europa League. The question to ask is does he feel he has taken the Welsh side as far as he can and needs a new challenge? If he does then Tottenham wouldn't be a bad leap up for him. While I certainly think he could do it doesn't mean I think he should.
A Tottenham legend, although he was only there a season, Jurgen Klinsmann might just be kicking himself for signing that extension recently. He has been to the World Cup before so that will not bother him, but is his love of Tottenham similar to the Spurs' fans love of him?
Like Laudrup I think Klinsmann could certainly do a job for Spurs, but I think he still has work to do with the US team. And as long as Daniel Levy is in charge at White Hart Lane some of these good managers currently in fairly comfortable jobs may not be tempted to move.
The ex England Manager is one of the names getting a lot of traction since AVB was let go 24 hours ago.
As a club coach he was very successful at AC Milan early on lifting nine trophies in four seasons. However, only four trophies in the next eight years before landing the England job will be of concern to me.
He wants the job, and a good section of fans want him to have the job. The guy played for Spurs and have managed them before back in the early 2000s with arguable success.
Certainly Tottenham had no Gareth Bale back then nor did they have the Gareth Bale money spent on players, but the question is can he get a whole bunch of Nationalities to play the way a West London boy wants them to?
