Ronald Koeman hopes he can achieve something similar at Everton to Mauricio Pochettino's success with Tottenham.
The Toffees head to White Hart Lane on Sunday looking to continue a nine-match unbeaten run in the Premier League.
Koeman, who succeeded Pochettino at former club Southampton, said: 'The manager at Tottenham is doing a great job because everybody understands it's really difficult to give that competition to the big teams in the Premier League and now for the second season in the row they fight for the Champions League.
'Last season they fought until the last part of the season to win the title and they signed long-term contracts with good players, with young players.