Pochettino is taking a different and healthy approach. He is investing in youth and, just like in his time at St Mary's, plenty of that investment is in English youth for which he should be applauded.
Tottenham had the youngest average age of any team last season and that trend has continued this term with an average of 25 years and 45 days going in to the weekend and an even younger average age on Sunday.
Dele Alli was the latest English youngster to be given his chance last Sunday and on a weekend where English players featuring in the Premier League dropped to a season low of 83, which is a meagre 29.7 per cent, it was healthy to see Walker, Mason, Dier, Carroll, Alli and Kane all involved at Sunderland.
There is a strong home contingent and an English core at the club. Tottenham could become a beacon for English football, just as Southampton were under Pochettino. He just needs patience and time. As the Southampton players will tell you, the manager works his players incredibly hard, but if you buy in to it, the results will come.