Southampton: 5 Potential Replacements For Mauricio Pochettino

5. Andre Villas-Boas

Ex-Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas is currently a free-agent and could relish yet another return to Premier League management should a vacancy open at St Mary's. Villas-Boas was sacked by Spurs last December after the Londoners were thrashed 5-0 by Liverpool yet the Portuguese boss evoked sympathy from some in the wake of his dismissal. AVB had after all led Tottenham into the latter stages of the Europa League and Capital One Cup, and were only five points off fourth place in the Premier League when the axe came down. Furthermore Villas-Boas enjoyed the best win-rate (55%) of any Spurs manager since 1899. And his managerial experience - he bossed Porto to a Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Europa League treble in 2011 and also managed Chelsea - could be what Southampton need to steady the ship during these truly turbulent times. His sides don't play with the free-flowing, attacking fluidity enjoyed at Southampton under both Adkins and Pochettino, however, which may make him an unpopular choice with some.