{"id":1116943,"date":"2019-11-26T11:10:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1116943"},"modified":"2019-11-26T11:10:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:10:54","slug":"dele-alli-spurs-pochettino-sacking","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/dele-alli-spurs-pochettino-sacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Dele Alli &#8216;blamed himself&#8217; for Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s Spurs sacking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has admitted he blamed himself for Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s departure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham last Tuesday after a poor start to the 2019\/20 campaign, less than six months after leading the club to the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>He was replaced by Jose Mourinho almost immediately and Tottenham have began life under the Portuguese in fine fashion, beating West Ham United 3-2 at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Dele Alli&#8217;s guilt: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mauricio Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham last Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li>Spurs had endured a poor start to the 2019\/20 campaign, sitting 14th in the Premier League at the time of Pochettino&#8217;s departure.<\/li>\n<li>Dele Alli has admitted he initially felt some blame over the news.<\/li>\n<li>Alli scored just three goals and recorded six assists in 35 games under Pochettino in 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Pochettino was replaced by Jose Mourinho.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7430941\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Alli was instrumental in that win, recording an assist for Son Heung-min&#8217;s opener before having a big role in Lucas doubling Tottenham&#8217;s lead.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman received a lot of praise for his performance after experiencing a poor run of form in 2019, which has seen him drop out of Gareth Southgate&#8217;s England squad.<\/p>\n<p>And the midfielder has admitted he felt some blame for Pochettino&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would be lying if I said when it first happened&#8230; you just blame yourself, you are sad and don\u2019t look at the big picture,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have had some amazing journeys together, we have all grown together, all the players and coaching staff.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1108199\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/best-star-teams-fifa-20-liverpool-barcelona\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1108199\" class=\"wp-image-1108199 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The best 4.5 star and 5-stars teams to use on FIFA 20\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1108199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/best-star-teams-fifa-20-liverpool-barcelona\">The best 4.5 and 5 star teams on FIFA 20<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We have achieved a lot in terms of where we have come from. We are thankful to them, you can\u2019t help but feel you are a bit to blame.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I gave 110 per cent and sometimes it does not work out. The chairman made his decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now as players we have a new manager and we owe the club a lot and we have to start winning games again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham will be looking to continue their improvements under Mourinho when they welcome Olympiacos to north London on Tuesday for their Champions League clash.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho&#8217;s men can secure qualification with a win, but will also reach the last-16 if Red Star Belgrade fail to beat Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1024px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1116943-1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/26094039\/mourinho-spurs-slow-start.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/26094039\/mourinho-spurs-slow-start.mp4\">https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/26094039\/mourinho-spurs-slow-start.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Jose Mourinho on Spurs&#8217; slow start to the season<\/em><\/h4>\n<h2><strong>Alli reveals meeting with Pochettino after Argentinian&#8217;s departure<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alli had a special connection with Pochettino having been brought in during the Argentinian&#8217;s first year in charge of Tottenham &#8211; though he would not feature until the 2015\/16 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the Englishman has grown into a fine midfielder, despite the recent downturn in form. And Alli has admitted he went to visit Pochettino after his sacking, intending to stay in touch with the Argentinian.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being here for nearly five years he has seen me grow as a person and helped me a lot,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I came here as an 18-year-old, new to it all and I\u2019ve been through a lot of ups and downs here but he\u2019s helped me through it all. I can\u2019t thank him enough.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Know Your Squad: \u2018De Bruyne?!\u2019 Manchester City fans quizzed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8PGx6Im8utU?start=436&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I felt it was important as soon as I saw the news. I was very upset but I tried to get in contact with him and the next day I went to see him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was just a conversation between two friends. He has helped me through a lot &#8211; I&#8217;ve seen him more than I see my own family in the last five years, so it was very tough.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But this is football and things change all the time so we know what we have to do. We have a job to do, we have to move forward. But for sure he is someone I\u2019m going to stay in contact with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will be different because he\u2019s not the manager but he\u2019s an amazing person and helped me so much throughout my career &#8211; not just in football but in life as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has admitted he blamed himself for Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s departure. Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham last Tuesday after a poor start to the 2019\/20 campaign, less than six months after leading the club to the Champions League final. 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