OFFICIAL: Pochettino SACKED by Tottenham with club 14th in Premier League

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Tottenham Hotspur have officially announced that manager Mauricio Pochettino and his coaching staff have left the club.

A statement on the club's official website stated that the Argentinian who took over at the club in the summer of 2014 had been relieved of his duties.

The 47-year-old secured four successive top-four finishes and oversaw a run to the UEFA Champions League final last season, in which Spurs were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool.

He departs with the club lying 14th in the table after 12 matches, ahead of a London derby against West Ham United on Saturday.

Pochettino's assistant Jesus Perez and coaches Miguel d'Agostino and Antoni Jimenez have also left the club.

Spurs have said they will provide an update on new coaching staff "in due course".

Statement of Spurs chairman Daniel Levy

It falls to the Board to make difficult decisions. This one made more so given the many memorable moments we have had with Mauricio and his coaching staff, but we do so in the Club's best interests.

We were extremely reluctant to make this change and it is not a decision the board has taken lightly, nor in haste.

Regrettably, domestic results at the end of last season and the beginning of this season have been extremely disappointing.

Mauricio and his coaching staff will always be part of our history. I should like to thank him and his coaching staff for all they have contributed. They will always be welcome here.

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