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For the second time in a month, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has been compelled to make a coaching change with Cristian Stellini, the man asked to steady the ship after Antonio Conte’s sacking, departing in light of Sunday’s 6-1 drubbing at Newcastle. For the second time in as many years, Ryan Mason will step up in the most trying of circumstances and must ready his side for games against Manchester United and Liverpool before the end of the week.
Formerly Spurs’ assistant, Stellini was thrust into the head coaching position on March 28 after Levy sacked Conte, who had burned bridges with an incendiary post-match press conference after his final appearance. Stellini had stepped up to take charge of some games while Conte was absent due to gallbladder surgery and was popular among the first team. However, he proved unable to right the ship and departs with one win and one draw from four games in charge. Losses to Bournemouth and Newcastle have all but guaranteed that Tottenham will not be playing in the Champions League next season.
Mason now faces quite the task just to secure the top seven finish that would mean European football of any variety. Liverpool and Brighton would both overtake Tottenham if they win their games in hand while a surging Aston Villa will hope to leapfrog them when the two sides meet on May 13. The environment is hardly likely to be conducive for the incoming head coach with Thursday’s visit of Manchester United to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium likely to see Levy face even greater ire from furious supporters.
“Sunday’s performance against Newcastle was wholly unacceptable,” said Levy in a message to supporters. “It was…
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