UNLUCKY 13 YEARS FOR LILYWHITES

Nuno Espirito Santo is the sixth Tottenham boss to come and go since Juande Ramos led the club to League Cup glory in 2008 – their most recent trophy. Here is the full list of hot-seat occupants.

HARRY REDKNAPP (Oct 2008-Jun 2012) Redknapp’s side were a penalty shoot-out away from retaining the League Cup in 2009. He was Premier League manager of the year in 2010 after a fourth-place finish helped the club earn their first taste of Champions League football.

ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS (Jul 2012-Dec 2013) The former Chelsea manager spent heavily in the summer of 2013 as Tottenham reinvested Gareth Bale’s £85million transfer fee. A bright start to the campaign followed but the Portuguese’s reign came to an abrupt end the day after a 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool.

TIM SHERWOOD (Dec 2013-May 2014) Sherwood was handed the reins on an interim basis before being given an 18-month deal. But he was dismissed within six months.

MAURICIO POCHETTINO (May 2014-Nov 2019) Pochettino joined on a five-year contract. His attacking football was a big hit with the fans and he led the club to the 2015 League Cup final and second place in 2016-17 – their best league finish in over 50 years. He also oversaw a run to the 2019 Champions League final. Chairman Daniel Levy dispensed with his services following a poor start to the 2019-20 campaign.

JOSE MOURINHO (Nov 2019-Apr 2021) Former Chelsea boss Mourinho had his work cut out getting the fans onside and his defensive style did little to win them over. A trophy would have helped but, having guided the club to the 2021 League Cup final, he was sacked six days before the Wembley showpiece.

NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO (Jun-Nov 2021) Nuno was appointed after a farcical managerial search that saw Spurs go through a number of candidates. They settled on the former Wolves boss, having previously rejected him due to his playing style. It did not work out, with only rock-bottom Norwich scoring fewer goals in the 10 league games before he was axed.