{"id":10969,"date":"2019-11-19T16:36:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T20:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10969"},"modified":"2019-11-20T12:38:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T16:38:05","slug":"spurs-will-struggle-to-find-better-manager-than-pochettino-says-lineker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10969","title":{"rendered":"Spurs Will Struggle to Find Better Manager Than Pochettino Says Lineker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2.48446373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2.48446373.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2.48446373-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Tottenham will struggle to find a better manager than Mauricio Pochettino after opting to sack the Argentinian, according to Gary Lineker.<\/p>\n<p>The former Spurs striker questioned the club\u2019s decision to dispense with a man who led them to the Champions League final for the first time last season.<\/p>\n<p>The club announced on Tuesday evening they had axed Pochettino following a disappointing start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>Lineker said on Twitter: \u201cHe helped the club to punch massively above their weight for years. Good luck with finding a better replacement\u2026.ain\u2019t gonna happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former England midfielder Trevor Sinclair blamed Totteham\u2019s players for letting their manager down, tweeting: \u201cTottenham players need to have a look at themselves in the mirror tonight after what Poch has done for them #Pochettino.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher backed Pochettino to be back managing in the Premier League soon.<\/p>\n<p>He tweeted: \u201cI said a few weeks ago I felt this project had ran its course, I thought there would be a change at the end of the season with either the manager or players changing. Pochettino has been a brilliant manager for Spurs &#038; will be back in the PL sooner rather than later!.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-10969\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10969&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-10969\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10969&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-10969\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10969&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10969\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham will struggle to find a better manager than Mauricio Pochettino after opting to sack the Argentinian, according to Gary Lineker. 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