Tottenham Hotspur are looking for a new manager and Xavi Simons has already given his verdict on potential candidate Marco Rose
Xavi Simons has already given his verdict on Marco Rose as Spurs put the former RB Leipzig manager on their shortlist(Image: Steve Bardens/Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur are being linked with a host of potential candidates to be their next manager, and one of them is Marco Rose. Spurs parted company with Thomas Frank earlier this week after their defeat to Newcastle United, and now the search is underway for a replacement.
Rose is one of several names already being linked with potentially replacing Frank in the Tottenham dugout.
The former RB Leipzig boss is joined by Roberto De Zerbi, Edin Terzic, Robbie Keane, Mauricio Pochettino, John Heitinga and Oliver Glasner to all have their names linked with the vacancy.
Rose has been out of work since leaving Leipzig in March last year, and has a wealth of experience managing in the Bundesliga, with spells at Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Monchengladbach as well as Leipzig.
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Tottenham star Xavi Simons has experience working alongside Rose from his time at Leipzig before he moved to north London last summer.
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After completing a move to Spurs, Simons was quick to praise his former manager, which offers a hint as to what Tottenham could get if they decide to appoint Rose.
Simons was responding to a question about himself being one of the first players to arrive at training and last players to leave during his time at Leipzig, and it was also put to the Tottenham star that Rose had praised his work ethic in training, too.
“I’m glad Marco said that; my respect for him couldn’t be greater. Of course, I didn’t check who arrived at or left training when,” Simons told Leipziger Volkszeitung in September last year.
“For me, it was and still is perfectly normal not to show up at the last minute. And between sessions and afterwards, our sensationally equipped training centre offered plenty of opportunities to do something good for yourself and your body.
“Some things don’t change, even in the fast-paced world of football: talent is helpful on the path to becoming a professional, but you only play as well as you train.
“On the weekend, I can only show what I’ve worked on during the week.”
Marco Rose has been linked with the Tottenham Hotspur job(Image: Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
“Marco is always right! We had a special relationship from day one,” Simons added. “I quickly realised he was a fantastic coach and a great person.
“Marco often talked to me about the essentials: what matters on the pitch, in the locker room, and off it. Where I needed to improve, how I should behave differently in certain situations.
“He knew I had a strong winning mentality. And, yes, you could see my frustration after losses.”
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