Sacked Spurs boss Nuno was glum around the training ground, blunt and short with players and SHOCKED them with his lack of match preparation: The inside story on his doomed 124-day reign

Underprepared, undervalued, underwhelming: three words to encapsulate Nuno Espirito Santo’s 124 days in charge of Tottenham.

As the players were informed of his sacking just after 9.20am on Monday, there was little surprise. It unravelled quicker than expected but they knew this was coming from the moment he was named Jose Mourinho’s successor in June.

Tottenham thought they were appointing a head coach who was meticulous in his preparation for games, someone who prided himself on attention to detail.

The reality was rather different. Players were often shocked at the lack of game-specific drills they were asked to undertake in training sessions ahead of matches.