THIS!!!!!
“After the World Cup, I called the manager and we spoke, we spoke for an hour before the first game at Newcastle and we spoke for an hour after that. We spoke for quite a long time and the one main thing that stuck out from what he said to me was ‘Danny — stop wasting time’. So yeah, I’m not wasting any more time. I’ve got my head down again and I’m doing alright at the minute. I’m trying to get back to where I was a couple of years ago.”
Asked what Pochettino meant by not “wasting time”, Rose added: “[To] be fully focused. On here. And if you’re not fully focused then you’re free to leave the club. So I told him that I am fully focused. And I’m going to be here to fight and help the club progress. And I hope that I am showing that in my performances and in training as well.”
Well played Poch, truly brilliant management of a player trying to wrangle a move away. In a nutshell, you took no shit and got Rose to apologise at the time. You binned him off too, happy to have him sold, zero fucks given us Poch and the Club, no pandering to the demands of a wantaway player. Fast forward to now and we have a player committed to the team again and this shows in his performances (and no doubt in his training too).
Also, if this wasn't proof enough of the Club backing the manager then I don't know what is. Poch is in charge, Poch calls the shots. (He will not have this at Utd).
The final element to this is the message to the other players, it couldn't be any clearer for what will happen to those who aren't committed, those that want to play games on salaries etc. It also rams home that if you are committed and train like you are you will be loved, welcomed and will get to play. It should, but will not, silence the "pay him wants he wants" mob.