Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Darren Bent says Jose Mourinho is not a bad manager but feels his tactics are outdated.
Spurs crashed out of the UEFA Europa League this week after throwing away a 2-0 first-leg lead to Dinamo Zagreb with a 3-0 loss on Thursday night.
Mourinho has come in for some criticism for his tactics in recent years, a sentiment which Bent agrees with.
“I wouldn’t say he’s a bad manager, but I just think for whatever reason his tactics might be a bit dated now,” Bent told talkSPORT.
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“He was brought in to win trophies. He was never going to be a manager that was brought in as a project – three or four years down the line he’s going to be building teams. That was [Mauricio] Pochettino.
“When they got rid of Poch when they did, and we know they were on the decline then, they brought in Jose Mourinho to win a trophy.
“It will paper over the cracks. A lot of people had put them and United as favourites. The fact they went out like they did against Zagreb – I don’t think winning the League Cup is enough.
“At the end of the season if he was to go, [if] they sacked him or he walked, he’d go ‘I did my job, I won them a trophy’.”
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Winning trophies with outdated tactics? lol, tell me more
Outdated or no Outdated, he’s still my best coach in football
And he’s sacked right
Mourinho is my team best coach ever
He deserves it
thanks for sharing