TOTTENHAM are reportedly considering SACKING Cristian Stellini after the embarrassing defeat to Newcastle.
Spurs were smashed 6-1 by the Magpies at St James’ Park which has seriously dented their chances of qualifying for the Champions League.
Newcastle surged into a 5-0 lead inside the opening 21 MINUTES of the game as Spurs were all at sea.
Harry Kane did manage to get one back, but Callum Wilson restored the Magpies’ five-goal advantage.
The club hauled Stellini in for showdown talks this morning following the defeat with Ryan Mason an obvious candidate to be another interim boss, according to the Standard.
The report suggested that Stellini has “already lost confidence” from the players.
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Stellini was been placed in charge while the club looks for a new manager following the sacking of Antonio Conte in March.
Mason was overlooked by the club for Stellini, who was Conte’s No2, despite having taken the role in the 2020/21 season for the remaining seven games.
However, the Italian coach has not been able to turn the club’s form around.
With Stellini at the helm, Spurs have only won one of four games and has suffered morale-crushing defeats to Bournemouth and Newcastle.
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When he was named as interim boss, Tottenham were 4th in the Premier League.
Now they are 5th, six points off Manchester United in the last Champions League spot.
The club is also at risk of slipping further down the table with Aston Villa, Liverpool and Brighton breathing down their necks.
Speaking after the defeat to Newcastle, pundit Jamie Carragher said it was time for Stellini to go.
Carragher said: “Newcastle are brilliant, they have been all season.
“Tottenham are a disgrace! How have they gone to a back four for the first time this season, with Porro a full back that can’t defend & Perisic who is a winger.
“Get a proper manager in right now, not Conte’s mate.”
Tottenham’s search for a new manager has seen the club linked with the likes of Julian Nagelsmann, Vincent Kompany and former boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
