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Ex-Spurs midfielder O'Hara: Bring back Pochettino

Former Tottenham star Jamie O'Hara has suggested the club should turn to old boss Mauricio Pochettino.

The Argentine was sacked this season and replaced by Jose Mourinho.

However, Mourinho has not improved the team's results or performances significantly since arriving at the club.

And their FA Cup exit at the hands of Norwich City means the chance at a trophy this season is all but gone.

"I'm getting a bit sick and tired of the excuses," O'Hara told talkSPORT.

"I've backed him over the fact he's lost Harry Kane and Heung-min Son and he's trying to find a way to win and it hasn't quite happened.

"But the negativity and the mentality of, 'let's all feel sorry for us and we've got injuries, Moura wants to come off and Bergwijn wants to come off, let's all feel sorry for Tottenham' – NO!

"Come on! You need to get results and you need to pick it up, you've still got a good enough squad there to beat Norwich and to get results.

"Now there are no excuses left for Mourinho.

"He was brought in to win a trophy but gets knocked out by Norwich in the FA Cup – it really puts the season into perspective with where we're going.

"I don't think they're going to get through against RB Leipzig [in the Champions League last 16] either, so it could be season over by next week.

"He's getting paid a lot of money and he's got to be able to find results.

"There's still a very good squad of players at Tottenham and you need to find a way to lift them up and give them the confidence to believe they can go and win games."

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