Mauricio Pochettino: Aston Villa 'lacked patience' over Tim Sherwood sacking

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has accused Aston Villa of lacking patience over their decision to axe Tim Sherwood.

The 46-year-old was sacked last week following a disappointing run of results to start the campaign.

Pochettino believes that English teams are chopping and changing managers at an alarming rate, which is preventing any sort of long-term project being put in place.

Speaking to reporters ahead of Monday night's meeting with the Villans, the Spurs boss said: "In Europe the pressure is always there. When I was in Spain, Argentina and France, we would say it was ­different in England, more stable, because there were a lot of ­examples like Arsene Wenger or Sir Alex Ferguson.

"But now after three years here I can see how it has started to change. It's true there is more pressure on the manager and things are ­demanded quickly, results are ­demanded quickly. Maybe before it was different but now it's like the style from Europe has arrived in England.

"Why? Maybe before it was ­different and today, with a lot of owners having arrived from ­Europe, it's a different ­mentality. It's difficult to give time to ­developing projects in football. Maybe you buy the club, you sign the manager and you want the title after three months. One positive or ­negative result can affect your ­account a lot. And this is why ­maybe it has started to change and there is now no patience."

Villa are currently bottom of the Premier League table, with just one win from their opening 10 games.