Former Tottenham man Michael Dawson urges Spurs board not to sack Mauricio Pochettino

Michael Dawson has urged the Spurs board to stick with Mauricio Pochettino – the man who axed him after nearly a decade at White Hart Lane.
The Hull defender holds no grudges against Pochettino for ending his spell at Tottenham and believes the board must give him time and space to turn the club into a Premier League force once more.
Dawson, who will line up against his former club at the KC Stadium on Sunday, has been surprised by their poor start to the season but insists Pochettino has to be given the opportunity to turn things around.

“They have to be patient,” said Dawson, who played over 300 games for Spurs. “It takes time when you bring in a manager and he brings different players in. He will have a different style of football.
“I have seen a few off in nine-and-a-half years at Spurs! It was Martin Jol when I first signed, then Juande Ramos, which was a hard time for the club and for me personally, as I wasn’t playing as well as I should, along with a number of other players – which is why we were in trouble.
“Harry Redknapp came in and got us into the Champions League places. That was a major experience for me. Then Spurs finished fourth again but missed out on the Champions League due to Chelsea winning it. That was very harsh. To miss out in those circumstances was difficult to take.
“Harry’s record spoke for itself and no one else has put Spurs into the Champions League so I was sad to see him go. Andre Villas-Boas came after that and had a good record, but we went through a hard time with losing badly to Manchester City and Liverpool.
“That was a decision to move to Tim Sherwood who came in and did well and now they have gone to Pochettino. There are high expectations at Spurs and it comes with a lot of pressure. You have to be able to live that.”
History suggests Pochettino has to act fast, as Spurs are a lowly 12th in the table and have already lost five times this season in the league.