Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy slammed for sacking Jose Mourinho

Speaking to BBC Tees (h/t Mirror), Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock has hit out at Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy for giving in to ‘player power’ and sacking Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho’s 17-month reign as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur came to an end this past Monday morning, with the club confirming the termination of his contract along with the rest of his coaching staff.

While things had been rocky for Mourinho and Tottenham for some time now, it was believed that the Portuguese would be given the time to turn things around, at least until the end of the season. However, that didn’t turn out to be the case as the ex-Real Madrid boss was shown the doors, with Tottenham’s Carabao Cup final meeting against Manchester City just six days out.

Slamming the decision made, Warnock claimed Levy lacked common sense and added that it was another chase of owners and chairmans giving in to player power.

“That was one decision that doesn’t come over right to me. They’ve obviously got someone lined up. Once again the hierarchy are listening to the players, which is absolutely rubbish. Players will have got him the sack, and it doesn’t surprise me at all. Unfortunately some owners just listen to the players.

“I’ve seen it in the past where disgruntled players deliberately say something because they know they won’t get a look in. It’s the modern world. Some owners listen all the time but some have got more common sense. Player power, call it what you want.”

Warnock added that the timing of the decision left him puzzled as Spurs were set to play a huge game in less than a week.

“The timing of it, the week before a cup final. Sorry but I can’t remember Tottenham winning that much….”

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With Mourinho sacked, former Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason has been handed the reins of the team on an interim basis for the rest of the season. The 29-year-old has a huge task at his hand to turn things around for the club in the next few weeks.