‘Tears running down’ – Tottenham stars cried when manager was sacked after Liverpool humiliation
Tottenham fans know all too well the uneasy feeling of facing Liverpool with a manager under pressure.
This Sunday, Spurs head to Anfield, where the Reds could seal the Premier League title in Arne Slot’s debut season. For Tottenham, however, the situation is far bleaker.
Ange Postecoglou’s side languish in 16th place, in what has been one of the club’s worst-ever campaigns.
A humiliating defeat to Liverpool could hasten what many already view as his inevitable departure.
It wouldn’t be the first time a Tottenham manager has faced the sack after a thrashing from Liverpool.
Back in 2013, Andre Villas-Boas was sacked after a 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool. It was, at the time, their worst defeat at White Hart Lane in 16 years.
At the time, Spurs were left adrift in seventh place, far adrift of their top-four ambitions.
Villas-Boas, visibly embattled, defiantly told reporters after the match that he would not resign, insisting he was not a ‘quitter’.
But the decision was soon taken out of his hands. Summoned to a meeting with chairman Daniel Levy, Villas-Boas departed shortly afterwards, with the club issuing a statement that the decision had been reached ‘by mutual consent’.
The reaction from the dressing room was surprisingly emotional. Former Spurs defender Kyle Walker later revealed on his podcast that the players were in tears upon hearing the news.
