Tottenham Hotspur, who suffered a humiliating 1-6 loss to Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday (23), are at a disadvantage in the race for the top 4. The team issued a statement in the early hours of Tuesday (25) announcing that they have changed their manager for the second time in a month, sacking caretaker Stefan Stefanovic instantly and appointing Ryan Mason to take over as temporary coach. The 31-year-old coach's first match will be at home to Manchester United in the early hours of Friday (28).
Tottenham Hotspur's chairman Levy issued a statement saying: "The performance against Newcastle is totally unacceptable, the scene is sad, there are many reasons, including myself, the management, the coach and the players have to take responsibility. Stelliani and his team will leave and Ryan Mason will take over as leader for the time being. I have met with a delegation of players and we are all determined to finish the season with the best possible results as one team.
Tottenham fired the Italian coach Gendi at the end of last month and hired Gendi's assistant Stefano Stelliani as caretaker leader, with Ryan Mason as his deputy, but Stelliani had only 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in 4 games in charge, and was kicked out after less than 1 month in charge. Ryan Mason also served as Tottenham's caretaker in 2021, leading the team to a record of 4 wins and 3 losses in 7 games. Tottenham are still in 5th place in the league, 6 points behind 4th-placed Manchester United and with 2 games in hand, they must win against Manchester United on Friday.
