5 Most Unfair Sackings in Premier League History

Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League
Redknapp helped Tottenham reach the Champions League

#1 Harry Redknapp (Tottenham Hotspur)

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A grim end to the Wheeler and Dealer's North London reign

The season of his appointment, he rescued Spurs to eighth place and guided them to the League Cup final, which they lost to Manchester United on penalties.

In the 2009-10 season, Redknapp guided Spurs to fourth place and allowed them to qualify for the Champions League for the first time, in the process winning the Premier League Manager of the Year award.

Harry never fails to remind anyone that he turned around the fortunes of a Spurs side that was rooted to the bottom of the League table with just two points from eight games.

Despite his supposed lack of tactical nous and braggadocios nature, Redknapp did indeed do very well with Tottenham.

After a shocking run to the quarterfinals, including the performance against Inter Milan that announced the arrival of Gareth Bale

Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League
Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League

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Spurs would go out to Real Madrid and finish fifth in the League. The next season, Spurs bounced back to once again finish 4th but they failed to qualify for the Champions League thanks to Chelsea winning the competition.

This was an unfortunate turn of events and undoubtedly would've upset Daniel Levy in the Tottenham boardroom. But, it should not have undermined the work that Redknapp carried out never mind resulted in his sacking.

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