Mike McGrath for Telegraph Online understands that José Mourinho’s exit from Hotspur Way was not a particularly quick one. The Portuguese’s discussions with Daniel Levy are said to have lasted some two hours and after which, the 58-year-old had his say with the first-team squad as a group. I’m not shocked by this, as I have mentioned previously, we were witnessing the same mental shutting down that was witnessed in the last days of Mauricio Pochettino.
Poch and José both looked extremely uptight towards the end, clearly itching to let loose with their own versions of the truth but perhaps mindful of the signed and sealed non-disclosure agreement on file. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Mourinho took his chance to unload where he could. One can only imagine how juicy some of the home truths might have been.
If accurate, the time spent with Levy is reassuring, and it strikes me as if it may have been more of a ‘bend or break’ type affair. It doesn’t take anyone 2 hours to say ‘you don’t work here anymore’.