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TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS SACK COACH ANDRE VILLAS B-BOAS

16th December, 2013

Andre Villas-Boas has had his contract as Tottenham Hotspur manager terminated after the 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.

The defeat was the club's worst at White Hart Lane in 16 years and left Spurs seventh in the Premier League - eight points behind leaders Arsenal.

Villas-Boas, 36, took over at Tottenham in July 2012.

"The club can announce that agreement has been reached with head coach Andre Villas-Boas for the termination of his services," said a Spurs statement.

"The decision was by mutual consent and in the interests of all parties."

Villas-Boas was dismissed by Chelsea in March 2012 after just over eight months in charge at Stamford Bridge, and he was hoping to rebuild his reputation at Tottenham.

He won 53.7% of his league games in charge, the highest win percentage of any Tottenham manager since 1899.

But he had come under increasing pressure in recent weeks as his side struggled to keep pace with the top four in the league.

Tottenham lost 6-0 to Manchester City on 24 November and, despite a draw against Manchester United and wins at Fulham and Sunderland, the defeat by Liverpool proved the final straw for the Spurs hierarchy.