Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho backed to turn around poor form amid injury crisis
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has been backed to succeed as Spurs manager, despite the club's injury problems to Steven Bergwijn, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, by former player Michael Brown, ahead of the team's vital Champions League tie against RB Leipzig - EXCLUSIVE.
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Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho knows exactly how to set up his teams to avoid defeat in the face of adversity, which is why he's the ideal man for Spurs, according to former midfielder Michael Brown. Mourinho takes his side to Germany on Tuesday evening, for the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie.
Tottenham news: Jose Mourinho backed to turn around poor form amid injury crisis (Image: GETTY Images)
"He's a very experienced manager," Brown told Express Sport.
"He came out last week and he's fighting against things; all of the injuries that they're getting, which is disappointing and it's made it much harder for him.
"But, he knows in adversity how to set teams up to be hard to beat.
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Tottenham haven't won a match, in all competitions, since the 3-2 win over Villa, on February 16.
Since then, they've lost three games, and drawn two - one of which Spurs lost on penalties.
Brown admitted that there's still some work needed within the Tottenham camp to get to grips with Mourinho's management style.
The players are still not quite used to the manager's tactics when out of possession, he claimed.
Tottenham news: Bergwijn has been ruled out of the Champions League tie against RB Leipzig (Image: GETTY Images)
"I think the one thing I would say is, a Jose Mourinho setting a team up out of possession is different from what this Spurs side are used to," said Brown.
"They're used to controlling possession, moving the ball around.
"That's something that the players are still trying to develop and take on.
"But they are up against it with the injuries they've got at the moment."