Tottenham Hotspur is currently thriving under the management of Ange Postecoglou. The club seems to have a direction to follow on and off the pitch under the Australian manager. However, a few seasons ago, things went haywire at the club. In a podcast, José Mourinho gave an example of how his sacking was handled 2 days before the final.
Spurs fans were also surprised at the decision of the club so close to a cup final. However, it is a decision chairman Daniel Levy will hope not to make in the future as these decisions certainly do not end well.
José Mourinho reveals his reaction to getting sacked by Tottenham Hotspur
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In the 2020/21 season, Tottenham Hotspur took a huge gamble two days before their Carabao Cup final. They decided to sack manager José Mourinho after a streak of poor results. The Spurs immediately announced assistant Ryan Mason would take over for the final. Now, in a podcast with his former Chelsea player Mikel John Obi, Jose Mourinho gave a classic response on being sacked. “This was a club that, has an empty trophy room, then sacks me 2 days before a final, I mean… come on,” he said. The decision also frustrated Jose as he had previously won all four finals in the competition
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In the end, the gamble did not pay off for the London club. They lost the final against Manchester City 1-0. The scorecard did not show the true domination of the Sky Blues. It looked like the players also did not expect Daniel Levy to make such a decision. The wait for the trophy goes on for the Spurs. They will hope that Ange Postecoglou will be the answer.
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The Spurs are certainly making progress in the right direction. Concurrently, José Mourinho is also doing well for Italian giants AS Roma, continuing to prove his critics wrong.
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The former Spurs manager has become a fan favorite at AS Roma
After the Spurs chapter, Jose Mourinho accepted the offer from AS Roma to become the manager. Since, then, he has not looked back and has helped the team progress well. In his first season, he led AS Roma to the final of the Europa Conference league. This was the club’s first European final since 1991. They also won the final against Feyenoord .
In his second season, the Portuguese manager led the team to another European final. This time it was the Europa League final. However, the Italian giants lost the final against Sevilla on penalties. This was his first European final loss in six finals.
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The Special One has received interest from the Saudi League. However, he has continued to remain loyal to AS Roma. Will Jose Mourinho lead the Italian giants to the Europa League trophy this season? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.