Written by: Liam Taylor – 21/11/2019
Jose Mourinho appointed Tottenham boss, after the sacking of Champions League finalist manager Mauricio Pochettino.
After Tuesday’s shock announcement that Spurs boss of 5 years Mauricio Pochettino was sacked, the ex-blues boss, Jose Mourinho was highly tipped for the job. Lo and behold, on the morning of the 20th Novemeber 2019, the self-proclaimed ‘Special One’ got the job.
But is he a good fit for the North-London outfit?
After successful spells at Porto, Chelsea (twice), Inter Milan, Real Madrid and somewhat Manchester United – The Portuguese has always delivered trophy’s, but yet has never managed to stay in a job for more than three seasons.
After leaving Chelsea by ‘mutual consent’ in December 2015, Mourinho joined Manchester United as manager in the summer of 2016, which eventually led to his sacking in December 2018.
Many believe Mourinho is finished as a manager after recent tenures in the Premier League, failing to adapt to the demands of the modern game and player.
Mourinho has always been an authoritarian style manager, that requires a war chest to bring in his favoured personnel during transfer windows. The then United boss had many public complaints over ‘lack of investment’ at Manchester United during the 2018-19 season, despite spending over 400 million on transfers during his 3-year tenure.
Tottenham over the last 3 years has only spent just over 200 million on transfers, which is half of which the Red Devils spent during their 3-year stint with Mourinho.
Chairman Daniel Levy is known to be a cautious spender in the transfer market, not shelling out ludicrous fees and keeping a tight hold over their wage-structure.
This is why I can’t see Mourinho being a success at Tottenham. He is well known for falling out with the board over lack of investment and failing to get his highlighted targets during windows. Not only this but a style of play that is rather unattractive on the eye and recently hasn’t been getting the results it once did. Mourinho’s style is the complete opposite of his predecessors, Mauricio Pochettino. Pochettino favoured an attacking style with a high press which saw the club go from challenging for Europa League football to challenging for the title. I can easily see Mourinho becoming frustrated with Tottenham’s spending policy and failing to reach the fourth season at yet another club.
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