3 reasons why Jose Mourinho is the wrong man for Tottenham Hotspur

#2 Does he still know how to deal with modern players?

Mourinho had difficulties in dealing with social-media-savvy players like Paul Pogba

There’s no disputing that in his early Chelsea days, Mourinho was a genuinely fantastic man-manager who brought his squad closer together than they’d ever been, and helped the likes of Frank Lampard, John Terry and Didier Drogba to maximise their talents and become amongst the best players in the world. But is that still the case some fifteen years later?

Judging by his most recent job at Manchester United, I think it’s questionable. As one example, it’s an accepted fact now that due to the advent of social media outlets such as Twitter and Instagram, players are more accessible to the public than ever before, with stars from football clubs across the world linking up with their fans online. But during his time at Old Trafford, the Portuguese boss didn’t want to hear that.

Mourinho notably attempted a major “social media crackdown” at United, with Red Devils players being instructed not to post any pictures or videos of training, in the build-up to a game or any footage on the team bus. He was also reportedly furious when star midfielder Paul Pogba posted a “happy birthday” video aimed at Jesse Lingard on Instagram.

It may be the case that unfortunately, the former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss is now a man out of touch with the younger generation of players that he’s going to come across in any job he might now take – including the one at Tottenham. And if he’s that out of touch – to the point where he’s attempting to control players’ activities on social media – then how can he really expect a squad to get behind him as his Chelsea men did 15 years ago?