4 Managers Who Have Managed Both Chelsea and Spurs As Pochettino Joins List

Given their rivalry in the English capital, not many managers have traded Chelsea for Tottenham or vice versa like Maurico Pochettino has done - and you can count them on one hand.

Mauricio Pochettino has become just the fifth coach in history to take the reins of both Chelsea and Tottenham.

The former Spurs manager has signed a two-year deal at Stamford Bridge, with the option of an additional 12 months. It's his first job since being sacked by PSG last summer.

And before that, Pochettino enjoyed five successful, albeit trophy-less, years in north London. He made them Champions League regulars and secured their highest league finish in over 50 years when they came second in 2017.

Tottenham went agonisingly close to ending their wait for silverware during his tenure, losing the 2015 League Cup final and the 2019 Champions League final.

It's hoped he can restore glory at Chelsea following their disastrous campaign which has left them without European football next season.

Only time will tell on that front - but we can look back at the other four men who have crossed the divide one way or the other in the past.

Glenn Hoddle

Tottenham legend Hoddle finished his career at Chelsea, stepping up as player-manager in 1993. In his first season he guided them to the FA Cup final, which they lost 4-0 to Manchester United.

He failed to achieve a top-half finish in his three years in charge, however, before taking the England job.

Hoddle went on to return to former club Spurs, where he'd spent 12 years as a player, in March 2001. But it didn't go much better for him there.

His first game was an FA Cup semi-final against arch rivals Arsenal, which they lost 2–1. The following year he led them to the League Cup final - getting past Chelsea en route.

But they were beat 2-1 by Blackburn Rovers and went on to finish ninth in the league, which was followed up by a 10th-placed finish the next year.

Picking up just four points from the opening six games of the 2003/04 season earned Hoddle his P45.

Andre Villas-Boas

Tipped as the next Jose Mourinho after completing an historic treble with Porto in 2011, Chelsea thought they were on to a winner with Villas-Boas.

They splashed a world-record €15million (£13.3m) fee to activate his release clause and handed him a three-year deal.

But the Portuguese coach looked out of his depth and was undermined by his players, who repeatedly questioned his tactics and decision-making.

And he was relieved of his duties in March 2012 with a top-four finish slipping from their grasp, being replaced by caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo - who memorably went on to win the FA Cup and Champions League.

Tottenham gave Villas-Boas a second crack of the Premier League whip that summer and he went on to achieve their best-ever points tally of 72, which left them just short of Champions League qualification.

He was given the boot in December 2013, though, after a poor run of domestic form which left them seventh, despite having an impressive win percentage of 53.7%.

Jose Mourinho

Mourinho's achievements at Stamford Bridge need little reminder. The eight trophies he won across his two spells make him their most successful manager ever.

Six of those came in his first stint from 2004-2007, which ended after the Special One fell out with owner Roman Abramovich.

He went on to win the Premier League and League Cup following his return in 2013, but departed again in December 2015 after losing nine of their opening 16 league matches.

Mourinho shockingly joined Manchester United the next summer, but signing with Spurs in November 2019 as Pochettino's replacement was even more of a surprise given his Stamford Bridge links.

He failed to emulate his prior success in the capital during his 17 months in charge and was sacked days before the 2021 Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.

Antonio Conte

Conte hit the ground running in his first season in English football after being appointed Chelsea boss in the summer of 2016.

The Italian wrapped up the title with two games to spare, setting a new Premier League record for the most wins in a single season with 30.

That earned him a new two-year deal, but an FA Cup triumph wasn't enough to save his job after the Blues failed to make the top four the following year.

Tottenham looked to have pulled off quite to coup when they convinced Conte to return to these shores in November 2021, and he managed to secure them Champions League football once more.

However, a now-infamous rant in March about his "selfish players" cost him his job after growing tensions on and off the pitch.