ESPN’s Studio Preview of Villa v Spurs With Shaka Hislop [video]

Curious clip this one, the presenter and pundit begin their dialogue by acknowledging that José is delivering results, but then seamlessly segue into questioning whether the Portuguese is doing enough.

Given that Spurs were bumbling around in 14th place when last under Pochettino, and the squad was suffering from a bout of uncomfortable mental health, the overall situation now is a positive one.

One cannot help but feel that much the football media’s analysis of Mourinho is carried out with a somewhat coloured approach.

This is a season of healing and redirection, if we get anything else out of it, then it will be a bonus.