Nuno Espirito Santo was doomed from the start at Tottenham, according to Jamie Carragher, who pin-pointed the manager's personality and tactics as a poor fit.
The north Londoners' lifeless, threat-free defeat to Manchester United was the Portuguese's final contribution, with the club in an ever grimmer mess than the summer.
Fans, players and few elsewhere could warm to Santo's conservative approach to tactics and interviews, while a want-away world class striker and mishmash squad saw the odds stacked against him.
Jamie Carragher believes Spurs chief Daniel Levy should never have appointed the manager
Asked whether he could understand the decision, Carragher said: 'Yes I can.