Portugal and then barcelona, all the time learning the language of leadership. When the time came to finally speak for himself, football was forced to sit up and listen. Porto is ready purse made some noise, twice portuguese champions, u efa noise, twice portuguese champions, uefa cup winners and, then, incredibly, Champions League winners. When he arrived at chelsea, his initial assessment didnt seem too far wrong. Please dont call me arrogant because what i am saying is true, i think i am a special one. First title in 50 years followed, followed even more swiftly by another. For a time, followed even more swiftly by another. Fora time, it felt like everything moreno touched turned to silverware. But it would become a passion in his career, the relationship soured. Leaving chelsea, his next move would be to enter milan, and what was also becoming a pattern was extraordinary success. Becoming a pattern was extraordinary success. Winning successive seasons before becoming the Champions League winner once again. But controversy continued apollo, and followed him to spain in his next post at madrid. Despite again winning trophies, including the la liga title, his stay at the burner by was brief. He went back to the bridge. Are you still special . I am a happy one. Be happy once and spreading a little happiness, these were chelsea fans, adding another premier league title. Soon things came apart. Manchester united then seemed his destiny, a major trophy in his first season, as well as a Europa League winner. But mourinhos midas touch was falling. His sacking was swift and brutal. A career built on words, it seems he still has plenty to say. So, just over five months ago, spurs and pochettino were basking in the success of reaching a first Champions League final. There was talk of challenging for the premier league title this season but with the club currently languishing in 14th, where did it all go wrong for poch . Totte n ha m tottenha m fa ns have tottenham fans have long son the song that mourinho is pochettino is magic. A manager considered among the best of the recent history, sack less tha n the best of the recent history, sack less than happy year after taking them to their first ever Champions League final. Any statement, spurs chairman said he was extremely relu cta nt to chairman said he was extremely reluctant to make this decision, but explained. Not everyone agrees. This is what gary lineker tweeted. His surprise was widely shared. Since arriving in may 2014, pochettino had become the pace of a new look spurs, energetic and competent. They broke into the champions aim, and their attacking football one friends, if not trophies. Last season they came closer than ever, losing to liverpool in the Champions League final, but the hangover has lasted nearly six months. Now in a shiny new ground, spurs are 14th, form has drained away. As early as the summer, there were signs something wasnt right. May be the company to change my title description now. Because my job now change my title description now. Because myjob now is to coach the team. It is not a question for me, it isa team. It is not a question for me, it is a question for the club, but maybe they are going to change my title description. The question had been about transfers. Pochettinos ability to conjure success without money was, for many, the source of his magic. After five money was, for many, the source of his magic. Afterfive and a half yea rs of his magic. Afterfive and a half years of joy, gasps his magic. Afterfive and a half years ofjoy, gasps and tears, his show is finally leaving town. What next for spurs . Lets bring in the former spurs midfielder michael brown, and Miguel Delaney who is the chief football writer for the independent newspaper. Michael brown. Miguel delaney. Things clearly not right under poch. But is mourinho really the breath of fresh for the club . Im not too sure about that, given the debate about mourinhos own managerial career, but one of the issues that become apparent in spurs of late, the squad have become tired of late, the squad have become tired of the overbearing approach of the pochettino regime. He is a brilliant manager but they have no more left to give, because so much as come out of them over the past few years, which is why mourinho himself wanted an overhaul of the squad. Ultimately, the chairman decided it is easier to get rid of a manager than a raft of players. But often in such situations, the club needs a different sort of personality to give the club a break, im not sure thatis give the club a break, im not sure that is the case with mourinho. Pochettino has often referred to him as our reference in terms of a man of management. Then again, one of the big pictures was, he has developed a new strategy in his time out of the game. Will we see a different mourinho is the bigger question. My mac with the players they have, several out of contract soon, are they likely to stay . think there is no better person to try and convince these players, all out of contract. Im sure that would have been his remit, let me try and persuade these players to stay at the football club. I think what you will do with those players, youll have respect straightaway. The second they go into the dressing room and listen to him, they will be very much aware, they will respect him. But its notjust those players, the ones that were already there under contract have got to perform a lip better than they have been doing. A lot has been mentioned about the guts and the performance they have away from home. They are terrible, there is no question there. They have got to improve all around, and may be his style, with a little bit more grit and stability, you can do that. They have the players on the counterattack to try and hurt teams. Will he get money . The chairman has promised to back in the next two windows. You can see a possibly different approach whispers, he is being played double what pochettino was according to people close to the club. You wonder if that gets on the wrong side of pochettino, considering he was talking about investment in the playing squad. I have heard that mourinho has named two of the targets that he wants. Bruno fernandes and diaz from benfica. And another from manchester to. But fernandes and diaz from benfica. And anotherfrom manchester to. But he has also told the chairman, and i think this is a key point on the pitch of thejob think this is a key point on the pitch of the job and theyre discussing this, that he thinks he is one of the best squads in the premier league, which is music to the chairmans years, because he feels similar. And that this team could still make the Champions League. I think spurs are. Messes may be a bigger issue. Is the chairman changing . They have gone for mourinho before and been rebuffed. What next for poch . There will be a host of clubs. In the summer the chairman could have got a fee for him. His mannerism since the summer saying, i need to downgrade myself from manager to head coach, i dont have anything to do with transfers. He was putting that out there straightaway to say he was not responsible for certain things. In interviews recently, he has been a little bit wishy washy, that it has been a little bit wishy washy, thatitis has been a little bit wishy washy, that it is not the same, not the same character. That might go against them with some of these clubs, has he got the long term goal the same as some of these other clubs at . Lets bring some of the other sports headlines today. Andy murray kicked off great britains davis cup Finals Campaign against the netherlands with a win which he said he didnt deserve. The former world number one, laboured to beat his opponent in the first of their matches today. Gareth bale could be in more hot water at real madrid. He posed with a flag, that read wales, golf, madrid. In that order during wales 2 0 win over hungary, which saw them qualify for euro 2020. Bales been criticised in spain, for prioritising International Football and golf, over club duties. Former england womens manager, mark sampson, has been charged with using racist language by the football association. Sampson, whos now caretaker boss of stevenage, had been subject to an fa investigation since september, after an allegation by a former coach at the league two club. And sam karen has been picked for englands test against new zealand. Pochettino out, mourinho n. What can we say that the fans, they filling . We both found out. I have been joined by a member of the board of totte n ha m joined by a member of the board of Tottenham Hotspur supporters trust. We issued two statements, one yesterday expressing shock and regret, and sadness about the departure of pochettino and his team. We have great gratitude for all they have achieved. Today, the statement was saying that, given what has happened, we are glad that the board has moved quickly, that we are not going to drift to the end of the season. Really, we need more transparency. Supporters of tottenham will want to know, how is this marriage want to work . Does moreno really understand the dna of the club and are reassured that the dna will stay the same the one that has been built on legends of attacking play. It is not necessarily what we think of when we think of mourinho and his style of play however the transfer is going to work, the Wage Structure there are all sorts of things are going to need answers to before we know how it is going to move. Is it fair to say the fans would have prepared someone say the fans would have prepared someone else . I think its is better to say the plans are very mixed. A lot of the supporters felt pochettino should have been given more time. Although there was certainly a movement of fans within the club that wanted mourinho. There are others who touted other names a lot of people still wanted pochettino to be given the opportunity to do it here at white hart lane. There you have it, that is the view from the supporters trust. It is not the type of manager theyve had before, never one as expensive, is demanding, as confrontational as joe marie neo. Expensive, is demanding, as confrontational asjoe marie neo. He isa confrontational asjoe marie neo. He is a serial winner. Mourinho. He has won many trophies. That, despite all the progress, is one thing that pochettino didnt achieve. The hope will be that mourinho can perhaps tailor his way somewhat into the spurs approach, but deliver the success they wanted for so long. Thank you very much for that. That is set for us here on sports day. Thank you for watching. Hello there. We did see a little bit of rain at times today across western parts of the united kingdom, but for many of us, it dry but cloudy skies. 0ften looking like these. Looking at the weather picture, overnight tonight, any rain bearing clouds will tend to become confined to south western england, although there could be a odd isolated shower in eastern scotland. 0therwise isolated shower in eastern scotland. Otherwise it is dry for many, quite cloudy, temptress getting down to 36d. Cloudy, temptress getting down to 3 6d. Forget any lengthy clear spells, could be called an upper some frosty form. Not exclusively but across to the north of scotland. Thursday, the wind back into a south easterly direction, keeping the rain away from northern ireland, but will bring a drop in temperature here. Eastern scotland, may be a few patches of low cloud, maybe a little drizzle. Rain returns to south west england, but in between, a lot of driver cloudy weather. Some cloudy spells in time to time. Temperatures for most of those around about seven 8 for most of those around about seven 00 14 39,153 2147483051 44 04,870 8 degrees. 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