What’s up with MoPo? An ill-wind blows through the open European transfer window at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, ruffling Mauricio Pochettino. Tottenham’s esteemed manager has some legitimate frustration about the September 2 deadline making his stars vulnerable to covetous Continental clubs, yet it is hard to escape the feeling that he’s making a stiff breeze out to be a hurricane. His downbeat, distracted mood may harm Spurs more. Can we have the old Poch back, please, that famous breath of fresh air?

So much is right about Spurs, from infrastructure to quality of staff and quantity of fanbase, that Pochettino’s current behaviour seems particularly unnecessary. The 47-year-old Argentinian is certainly in a strange mood. A good result in next Sunday’s north London derby at the