'You will always be in our hearts': sacked Mauricio Pochettino leaves thankyou message for Tottenham players

Mauricio Pochettino, who sacked by Tottenham Hotspur earlier this week, thanked his former players in a farewell message left on a tactics board. The Argentine was let go six months despite leading the club to the Champions League final in June and after more than five years in charge. Spurs appointed former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho as his replacement on Wednesday. Pochettino has yet to give a statement on his sacking but his assistant Jesus Perez posted two photos on Twitter where he was pictured writing the message on the white board. "Big thanks to you all," Pochettino wrote. "We can't say goodbye ... you will always be in our hearts." Spurs players also posted messages on Twitter, thanking Pochettino for shaping their careers. "I'll be forever thankful to you for helping me achieve my dreams," striker Harry Kane wrote. Teammate Dele Alli tweeted: "He's taught me so much and I'm so grateful for everything he's done for me. Good luck and hope to see you again my friend." After sacking Pochettino on Tuesday night, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, said: "We were extremely reluctant to make this change and it is not a decision the board have taken lightly, nor in haste. "Regrettably domestic results at the end of last season and the beginning of this season have been extremely disappointing. "It falls on the board to make the difficult decisions – this one made more so given the many memorable moments we have had with Mauricio and his coaching staff – but we do so in the club's best interests."

'You will always be in our hearts': sacked Mauricio Pochettino leaves thankyou message for Tottenham players

Argentine's assistant posts picture on social media of the 47-year-old writing note to his former squad on tactics board