Graeme Souness says Spurs sacking Mauricio Pochettino was common sense and labels Champions League run “a fluke”

Mauricio Pochettino

The Premier League side announced on Tuesday night that they had dismissed the Argentine after a dismal start to the season that has left Spurs languishing in 14th place in the Premier League table.

Less than 12 hours later, Mourinho was announced as his successor, and former Liverpool, Blackburn and Newcastle boss Souness believes it was the right move.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.