At the start of the English Premier League season, Tottenham Hotspur were anticipated to launch a challenge for a top four finish but as things stand at the moment, the Londoners are pretty close to finishing the season in the bottom four. With just 1 win from their opening 10 games in the league, Spurs lie just third from bottom and as inevitable in such matters, the manager has been given the axe.
The sacking of Martin Jol as the manager of Spurs has been on the cards for quite some time now. Since Spurs lost the opening day game against newly promoted Sunderland, voices have been raised on whether the Dutchman is indeed the right man for the task to take Spurs to the next level. Thursday’s UEFA Cup 2-1 defeat to Spanish side Getafe was the final nail in Jol’s coffin as the Spurs Board ran out of patience with him.
In spite of the recent run of poor results in the Premiership, Jol’s reign as the man in charge of the London club has been relatively successful. He took over from Jaques Santini in 2004 and for two successive seasons, the Dutchman has led Spurs to fifth place finishes.
But in the cruel world of football, you can never rely on your past glories and achievements. This season with the apparent deletion of Arsenal, Spurs were touted as the likely team to break into the Top Four at the expense of their North London rivals but the first three months of the new Premiership season have been disastrous for Spurs.
Jol’s sacking has opened the floodgates for rumours to rush in. Sevilla manage Juande Ramos has been heavily linked with a move to the Premiership some time soon and now that the managerial post at Spurs is vacant, Ramos is being tipped as the favourite for the job. For the time being Clive Allen, who is the current development coach at Spurs, has been temporality assigned with the task of managing Spurs.
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Source: New Zealand Herald
