LONDON – Tottenham Hotspur captain Harry Kane and midfielder
Dele Alli led the tributes to Mauricio Pochettino on Wednesday
following his sacking as Spurs manager.
Pochettino leaves the club after five and a half years in charge and
was immediately replaced by former Chelsea and Manchester United
manager Jose Mourinho.
Kane paid tribute to Pochettino, who led Spurs to the Champions
League final last season and top-four finishes in the Premier League
in each of the past four years.
Gaffer. I’ll be forever thankful to you for helping me achieve my dreams. We’ve had some amazing moments in the last 5 and a half years that I will never forget. You were my manager but my friend as well and I thank you for that relationship. Good luck with your next chapter! 💙 pic.twitter.com/u64RXV7wd4
— Harry Kane (@HKane) November 20, 2019
"Gaffer. I'll be forever thankful to you for helping me achieve my
dreams," England captain Kane said on Twitter.
"We've had some amazing moments in the last 5 and a half years that I
will never forget. You were my manager but my friend as well and I
thank you for that relationship. Good luck with your next chapter!"
Like Kane, Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli posted a photo of himself
and Pochettino and expressed his gratitude.
I can’t thank this man enough. He’s taught me so much and I’m so grateful for everything he’s done for me. Good luck and hope to see you again my friend. pic.twitter.com/dUO6AJlMxR
— Dele (@dele_official) November 19, 2019
"I can't thank this man enough," he said on Twitter. "He's taught me
so much and I'm so grateful for everything he's done for me. Good
luck and hope to see you again my friend."
Former England captain Alan Shearer said Pochettino would be a tough
act to follow.
"I was suprised by Pochettino's sacking, you would think what he has
achieved in the five years - turning them into regular top-four
contenders and visitors to the knockout stages of the Champions
League - that he would have something in the bank, that he would be
given a few months to turn things around," he told the BBC.
"Mourinho has been waiting for a big job and now has got one (but) he
has big boots to fill to try and better what Pochettino has done.
"The Argentine may not have won a trophy but the way that Pochettinho
delivered his football and that Champions League final was very
special and will live with Spurs fans for many years."