Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Michael Dawson has now revealed that he regrets the decision to leave the club when he did.
The defender joined Hull City in 2014 from Tottenham, but he feels that he should have stayed. The player thought at the time that he might not be a regular starter for the north London club, and he decided to move on.
However, after completing the move, he wanted to return to Tottenham.
Michael Dawson regrets Spurs exit
Dawson revealed in an interview with Hollie’s Hotspurs: “100 per cent. I did pre-season with Poch and he was a great guy, he didn’t say he wanted me to leave.
“I could have stayed, but was I going to play? A lot of things came into the decision to leave.
“I remember driving home from Hull, the day after I signed and remember thinking, ‘I wish I could phone Daniel (Levy) to tell him to take me back’.
“Nothing against Hull, it just wasn’t the right time for me to leave Spurs, but as I said, there were too many things in my mind that swayed me to make that decision.”
Dawson could have been useful for Pochettino
Dawson was an excellent player for Tottenham during his time at the club, and he made over 300 appearances for them. He also helped them when the English League Cup in 2008.
He was an important player under Harry Redknapp, who labelled him as “absolutely fantastic” during his time at the club.
One can only wonder whether he would have been an important player for Tottenham if he had stayed under Mauricio Pochettino. There is no doubt that thought and could have used his leadership skills and experience. Even if he was not a regular starter for them, he would have been a valuable member of the first team.
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Ange Postecoglou in line for Nottingham Forest job after Nuno Espirito Santo sacked
Nuno was sacked on Monday night following the breakdown of his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis.
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Nottingham Forest are expected to appoint former Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou to replace Nuno Espirito Santo.
Nuno was sacked on Monday night following a breakdown in his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Postecoglou, who has been out of work since leaving Spurs in June, is the leading candidate for the job at the City Ground, the PA news agency understands.
The Australian was sacked by the north London club just 16 days after leading them to Europa League glory.
He now looks set to get another crack at the Premier League and European football at the City Ground.
And he could be set for a swift return to north London as Forest visit Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime.
The 60-year-old spent two seasons at Spurs and ended their trophy drought last season, but did so at the expense of the league, where they finished 17th.
Nuno was relieved of his duties on Monday night after publicly falling out with Marinakis this summer.
The 51-year-old was given a new contract in June after guiding Forest into the Europa League last term, their first European qualification since 1995, but cracks were beginning to show behind the scenes.
Nuno had a poor working relationship with global head of football Edu Gaspar and his bond with Marinakis suffered as a result.
He questioned the club’s transfer business ahead of the new season and then pre-empted his own sacking by saying “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” when asked about his future at the club.
He was set for peace talks with Marinakis during the international break, but the Greek businessman pulled the trigger without them happening.
