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Nov 20, 2019

Mourinho brings good, bad and ugly, but in what ratio at Tottenham?

Manager needs to show he is not yesterdays man with a squad more talented than the one he inherited at Manchester UnitedThe good, the bad and the ugly: Jos Mourinhos appointment by Tottenham Hotspur means his managerial modus operandi is back in the Premier League.Fans of Spurs and (some) players may mourn the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino and will look to their new No 1 and wonder which Mourinho has just walked through the door. Because this is the big question, the 100-tonne elephant in the room regarding Daniel Levys appointment: is Mourinho a spent force? Is he yesterdays man whose scintillating peak came between 2002-10? Related: Mourinho for Pochettino: are Spurs run by Amazons documentary makers? | Max Rushden...

Nov 20, 2019

Mourinho for Pochettino: are Spurs run by Amazons documentary makers? | Max Rushden

Hiring Mourinho feels like a step backwards and it would be peak Spursy to hire this serial winner and still win nothingJust how much have Amazon paid for this seasons Spurs documentary? Is this the first football reality show Made in Tottenham where if things arent quite interesting enough the producers can suggest things to keep it interesting?It was already turning into a reasonably interesting show. Did they have to go this big this early? Perhaps they were bored by the Manchester City one. Teams starting at the top and staying there doesnt make interesting TV. Or the Leeds one, where the star Marcelo Bielsa didnt appear until the final scene. The only good ones are bad for the teams...

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