Since making a name for himself as one of the most exciting coaches in world football at Porto, the Special One has stamped his legacy as one of the greatest managers in the modern era and in recent seasons, he has become a victim of his own success.
Jose Mourinho has been without a job since his sacking at Manchester United and although the Portuguese tactician has come under immense scrutiny in recent seasons for failing to adapt to the changes in modern football, the fact remains that he’s a proven winner.
However, it’s a must to consider some factors when analysing the career of the Special One that has now proclaimed to be the Humble One after his appointment as a Tottenham Hotspur manager.
In this write up, we take a critical look at how and why he needs to succeed as a manager of the North London club.
How will Jose be successful at spurs?
Jose needs reinvention.
The first and most important is not to do with Tottenham but to deal with himself. His reign came to a bitter end at Manchester United after he openly fell out with several players, something which he’s become quite famous about.
Despite winning two trophies with the Red Devils, their form during his latter part of his spell as the manager was atrocious. Jose who has not once spent more than three seasons at any club he has managed will look forward to breaking his jinx.
If we’re to be optimistic, we might hope that a period out of the dugout would’ve brought back a little of Jose’s playfulness, audacity and positivity.
The Kind Of Style He Adopts
Jose is a manager everyone knows to be a lover of 4-2-3-1 formation; which makes his midfield and defense solid in recent years. During Jose’s second season at United in the 2017/2018 season, his Manchester United side conceded lesser goals (28 goals) after Arch rivals and winner of the league in that period. (Manchester City) (27 goals).
With the quality of the players at his disposal at Spurs, implementing his favorite 4-2-3-1 formation shouldn’t be difficult albeit Jose’s side have conceded heavily since his appointment which is largely due to the fact that he’s prolly sorting his defense and midfield options.
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Getting Rid Of The Deadwoods In The Team And Get His Kind Of Players.
One of the numerous issues facing Tottenham is the number of senior players in the team that needs to move on. Danny Rose has recently come out to say that he is happy to see out his last 18 months of his contract which whether playing or not is inconsequential to the English full back.
Meanwhile, Jan Verthogen, Toby Alderweireld and Christian Eriksen will be able to leave on a free next summer. Daniel Levy and Jose needs to synergize see to the movement of these players away from the club.
On the flipside, the players he needs to bring into the team to replace them seems like a daunting task for Jose who has been promised a substantial amount of money to spend.
Why Jose Must Succeed
1. Mourinho has the core group of players to work with.
In recent weeks, Spurs’ squad has been hampered by a combination of contract rebels and players who were deemed out of favour by Pochettino, but the fact remains that the North London club have the core group of players for Mourinho to work with, at least from now till the summer.
Tottenham who are well-represented upfront with Heung-Min Son, Lucas Moura and Harry Kane and with a midfield trio of Tanguy Ndombele, Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko, Mourinho has all bases covered in the centre of the park and also has the luxury of Giovani Lo Celso or Christian Eriksen to add a creative spark, if necessary.
Over the years, Mourinho’s side have always had a solid core, to begin with, and although Spurs are in a state of turmoil, he’s got more than enough experience to steady the ship for the time being and compete for major honours next summer, with a handful of additions in the transfer market.
2. Jose Mourinho’s legacy at United needs to be rewritten.
Many are still not convinced that Jose was never the problem Old Trafford and as a result do not see the Portuguese become a success at White Hart Lane.
The Humble One needs to shut his critics at United especially some of the “Class of 92” players who ensured that Jose was sent parking as the united manager after heavy criticisms from each of them.
A success for Jose at Spurs will make some of the so called united legends have a rethink as to why they said what has led to the sack of the Ex Chelsea and Real Madrid boss. Hopeful, there will be regret on what veterans like Gary Neville and Paul Scholes have said.
3. Jose is a serial winner.
Recall that Jose has most of his honours in England as manager of Chelsea and Manchester United respectively; he’s gotten another opportunity to scoop another medal as spurs manager.
The last two jobs of the Portuguese has fetched him total of three trophies with the EPL, Uefa Eruopa League and the Carabao Cup in parade. The Humble One is a perfect fit as Spurs look forward to winning their first major trophy since 2008.
