Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has sacked interim coach, Cristian Stellini after Sunday’s 6-1 thrashing again Newcastle United at St James’ Park.
Stellini, who was only put in charge last month after his former boss Antonio Conte left the club, has won only one of his four games in charge.
Spurs blew a goal and a man advantage at relegation-threatened Everton to draw 1-1 and lost 3-2 at home to Bournemouth before their collapse at Newcastle.
A difficult season hit a new low at St James’ Park as Spurs were 5-0 down after just 21 minutes.
Conte’s long-term assistant would be replaced by Ryan Mason with immediate effect.
Tottenham still sit fifth in the Premier League but are six points adrift of the top four and have played at least one game more than the sides directly above them.
The club chairman Daniel Levy in a club statement after Sunday’s match said, “Sunday’s performance against Newcastle was wholly unacceptable.”
“Cristian will leave his current role along with his coaching staff. Cristian stepped in at a difficult point in our season and I want to thank him for the professional manner in which he and his coaching staff have conducted themselves during such a challenging time.”
Levy added that, “We can look at many reasons why it happened and whilst myself, the board, the coaches and players must all take collective responsibility, ultimately the responsibility is mine,” Levy added.
“I met with the player committee today – the squad is determined to pull together to ensure the strongest possible finish to the season. We are all clear we need to deliver performances which earn your amazing support.”
According to AFP, Mason, who also took charge towards the end of the 2020/21 season, will be in the dugout for Thursday’s clash at home to Manchester United.
After finishing fourth under Conte last season, hopes were high that Tottenham could go even better this campaign as the former Chelsea boss was armed with over £100 million ($124 million) of new signings.
But after just one defeat in their opening 10 league games, Spurs have lost 10 of their last 22.
An astonishing rant by Conte, pointing the finger at his players’ inability to perform under pressure, ended the Italian’s time in charge.
Discussion about this post