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Football world expresses shock at Spurs’ decision• Harry Redknapp says squad should have played better
Tottenham’s decision to sack Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday night was met with shock and surprise, despite his side’s dreadful run of results that equated to 25 points from 24 games in the
Premier League, with the former Spurs manager Harry Redknapp blaming the players and Gary Lineker warning the club: “Good look with finding a better replacement.”
Redknapp, who held the Spurs job from 2008 to 2012, told Sky Sports: “People talk about the players there all loving him – if they love him that much, maybe they should have started playing a bit better. At the end of the day they’ve got him the sack.