{"id":38012,"date":"2026-01-18T11:26:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/alasdair-gold-drops-hint-pointing-squarely-at-tottenham-manager-enzo-maresca\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T11:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:26:39","slug":"alasdair-gold-drops-hint-pointing-squarely-at-tottenham-manager-enzo-maresca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/alasdair-gold-drops-hint-pointing-squarely-at-tottenham-manager-enzo-maresca\/","title":{"rendered":"Alasdair Gold drops hint pointing squarely at Tottenham manager Enzo Maresca"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/alasdair-gold-drops-hint-pointing-squarely-at-tottenham-manager-enzo-maresca\/#Franks_future_is_in_doubt_after_recent_defeats\" >Frank&#8217;s future is in doubt after recent defeats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/alasdair-gold-drops-hint-pointing-squarely-at-tottenham-manager-enzo-maresca\/#Maresca_could_be_an_exciting_appointment_for_Spurs\" >Maresca could be an exciting appointment for Spurs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/alasdair-gold-drops-hint-pointing-squarely-at-tottenham-manager-enzo-maresca\/#Tottenham_manager_Thomas_Frank_sacked_immediately_after_shock_defeat_to_West_Ham\" >Tottenham manager Thomas Frank sacked immediately after shock defeat to West Ham<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>With pressure mounting on Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank, Alasdair Gold has given an update on potential candidates to replace the Dane, with Enzo Maresca being the first to name him.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"frank-39-s-future-in-doubt-after-latest-defeat\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Franks_future_is_in_doubt_after_recent_defeats\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Frank&#8217;s future is in doubt after recent defeats<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There were calls for Frank to lose his job following Saturday&#8217;s 2-1 defeat at West Ham United, with Jamie O&#8217;Hara saying: <em>&#8220;We can&#8217;t lose to this West Ham team. They&#8217;re one of the worst teams we&#8217;ve seen in the Premier League&#8230;and we lost 2-1 to them.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He has to go. I don&#8217;t care who comes in. You&#8217;ll never see a performance like this again.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This Tottenham team is never good enough. Four years of inadequate reinforcements under Daniel Levy and we are paying the price. We have spent a lot of money and the team is shocking.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following this loss, it has been revealed that USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino is being considered to replace Frank. The Argentine manager averaged 1.84 points per game under his previous spell and is keen to return to north London.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gold hinted on his YouTube channel that Spurs could bring in another former Chelsea manager, given that current manager Fabio Paratici, who is in place until this summer, usually prefers to bring in a certain type of manager.<\/p>\n<p>    Mr. Gold said: <em>&#8220;If Fabio Paratici has anything to say about this, it will be a Serie A manager or a client of Jorge Mendes. That seems to be his go-to most of the time.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mendes represents a number of high-profile managers, most of whom are currently in the job, with Maresca being the obvious choice given that Bruno Large and Vitor Pereira have both been released by Wolverhampton Wanderers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Jorge Mendes clients<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>current job<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Enzo Maresca<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>free agent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Gennaro Gattuso<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>italian national team<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Unai Emery<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Aston Villa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Nuno<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>west ham united<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Marco Silva<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Fulham<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Jose Mourinho<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Benfica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Bruno Large<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>free agent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Victor Pereira<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>free agent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"maresca-could-be-exciting-appointment-for-spurs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maresca_could_be_an_exciting_appointment_for_Spurs\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Maresca could be an exciting appointment for Spurs<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pereira&#8217;s move would make little sense as it left Wolves at the bottom of the Premier League, while Large was sacked by Benfica earlier this season and also sacked by the Old Gold after scoring six goals in eight Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Maresca won two trophies during his time as Chelsea manager, winning the UEFA Conference League last season and then winning the Club World Cup with an impressive 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the final.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"thomas-frank-sack-update-shock-tottenham-defeat-west-ham\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thomas-frank-tottenham-premier-league-21.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/thomas-frank-tottenham-premier-league-21.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tottenham_manager_Thomas_Frank_sacked_immediately_after_shock_defeat_to_West_Ham\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tTottenham manager Thomas Frank sacked immediately after shock defeat to West Ham<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Dane is walking on very thin ice.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Blues have won 55 games, drawn 16 and lost 21 under the Italian manager, for a win rate of 59.8%, their best result since Champions League winner Thomas Tuchel, who retired in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Maresca, who recently left Chelsea following a highly publicized falling out with the board, deserves another chance at the Premier League&#8217;s top club and could be an exciting replacement for Frank, who averages just 1.28 points per game.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With pressure mounting on Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank, Alasdair Gold has given an update on potential candidates to replace the Dane, with Enzo Maresca being the first to name him. 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