Forgive the clip in its entirety, opposed to a shorter version, but it does add some useful context to the situation. Simon Jordan finds himself in agreement with Sam Matterface on the subject of José Mourinho and the media narrative that was so gleefully pushed – effectively from the moment the Portuguese arrived in N17.
Matterface believes that there are key issues with the squad, and when asked if another coach might be able to achieve more with the same players, neither man felt that was likely.
I take a view that whilst it’s early days for Ryan Mason, it is clear that the former player is saying the right things to the press, but if he couldn’t lift them for the Carabao Cup final, then the line about Mourinho holding everyone back simply doesn’t make add up.
Perhaps Ryan’s Tottenham DNA strategy isn’t the right one? For me, Daniel Levy is going to knock on a lot of calls before he finds anyone prepared to step forward and confidently say, ‘Sure, I can get a tune out of this lot for you!’.