So he has a preferred method of playing the game, and that differs from every manager in the world - how?No it is actually totally opposite situation.
You are saying that we should stick with Poch is metaphore for a donkey, or stagnation to put it differently. When first cars came around there were certainly guys who were all like "oh, come on. we have old reliable solution right here. do you know that you can badly fail with your new fancy ass solution. come on does that automobile thing even make sense? how do you control it?!? it sounds so risky, let's just stick with the current option, shall we?!?"
this "sought after" manager bit is very much open. We can assess this when he leaves the club. I don't believe that any of the big clubs would come after him. He is tactically immature - he has one plan - be very fit, outrun the opposition, dominate posession, play high line, win ball high upfield. If that does not work, he is out of alternatives. Plus he is maddly stubborn.
I would be totally willing to make a bet, if that wasnt for
1) too long of a timeline to remember
2) against ppl who I've never actually met
that Poch, unless a domestically dominant club such as PSG, Real, Barca, Bayern, Ajax, Celtic, Juventus would give him a go, he will never win silverware as a manager.
P.S you are totally ignoring the fact that Poch himself threatened to leave if he wins something.
I mean you don't build a team according to manager wishes for long term if manager says such things. We put up significant amount into players this summer, what if we do it in next 2 windows as well, and then he just f**cs off, and new coach does not rate those players that were brought?
As to tactical inflexibility, he has played a back three and a back 4. He has put out 433 and 442 and this diamond formation that has been fluid depending on who has been in the line up.
He has even changed formations mid game.
How does that make him inflexible?