, broadcasting giants Sky Sports were surprised by the timing of Mauricio Pochettino’s axing at Tottenham Hotspur and the speed in which the Jose Mourinho replaced him.
Sky had enjoyed the Portuguese’ excellent punditry since he left Manchester United, and they had plans to have him in the studio as a special guest for the December 9th edition of Monday Night Football following the Manchester derby.
Mourinho was earlier linked with replacing the under-pressure Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid, and Sky Sports feared a loss against Galatasaray in the Champions League last month was going to get the Frenchman fired and deprive them of the Portuguese’ availability for punditry duties.