Tottenham skipper Ledley King insists he was sad to see the departure of Juande Ramos.

"I was sad to see it not work out with Juande because he led us to our first trophy in a long time and he did it in such a short space of time," King said.

"It was magnificent to be part of that but our form - and we accept it as players - has not been good enough in the league. That's why it's happened.

"Now I think we do have a point to prove with the manager. The players have to start again and everyone has to perform and that's when you get the best out of players, when they are under pressure to perform and if their performances are not good enough then they won't be playing the next game. That can be a good thing."