November 08, (THEWILL) – Nuno Espirito Santo has made his first public statement since being fired as manager of Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month.
The former Wolves manager was fired after a dismal run of form that ended in a 3-0 loss to Manchester United, leaving him with a Premier League record of five wins and five losses in ten games.
He was fired and replaced by Antonio Conte, a former Juventus and Inter manager who has led the team to a 3-2 Europa League win against Vitesse and a 0-0 draw with Everton in his first two games in command.
Nuno has now conceded that his time with the Spurs “didn’t go to plan”.
“Wow, the last few weeks have been hectic to say the least,” Nuno posted on Instagram. “This is the most ruthless sport in the game, only a couple of weeks back I was crowned Manager of the Month and fast forward to the present and it’s been some days since my dismissal at Spurs.
“This is life, I move on forward now looking for my next challenge and finally I want to thank the fans of Spurs, when I joined this great club I envisaged a vision to bring trophies but all didn’t go to plan.
“That’s all’s [sic] really we live and learn, look forward to keeping all of you posted and thank you once again for your constant support.”
When Nuno was ultimately named Jose Mourinho’s successor in the summer, he was given a difficult task. He was not the club’s first choice and seemed to have little power over the team, which resulted in the team looking befuddled on the field.
While chairman Daniel Levy assured fans that Spurs will return to their “DNA” with offensive football this season, Nuno was unable to deliver, with his team capitulating more often than impressing
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