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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Darren Bent says Spurs would be ‘lucky’ to have Jose Mourinho succeed Mauricio Pochettino"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-darren-bent-says-spurs-would-be-lucky-to-have-jose-mourinho-succeed-mauricio-pochettino/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Stephan Georgiou"
section: "Features"
published: "2019-11-19T07:15:08Z"
modified: "2019-11-19T07:15:08Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Darren Bent says Spurs would be ‘lucky’ to have Jose Mourinho succeed Mauricio Pochettino

**Former Spurs striker Darren Bent believes that the club should not turn down the chance to bring Jose Mourinho to the club should the opportunity arise.**

Mourinho is currently out of work, while Mauricio Pochettino’s side are in a desperate run of form, having [not won a Premier League game](https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/england/tottenham-hotspur-football-club/675/matches/) since late September.

The Argentinian has previously admitted that he fears the team’s recent results [could cost him his job](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mauricio-pochettino-admits-fearing-being-20669048), and Bent feels Mourinho should not be dismissed as a potential successor should the club move on from Pochettino.

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/theyd-be-lucky-exclusive-bent-warns-tottenham-fans-about-screaming-over-manager-report/), Bent simply pointed to the Portuguese’s record as a reason why Spurs may not be able to turn the [three-time Premier League winner](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jose-mourinho/erfolge/trainer/781) down.

He said: “A lot of people always talk negatively about Mourinho but he’s a born winner, look at what he has won.

“He has won things that \[the\] club haven’t won, he has won the Champions League, Spurs got to the final last season, but they haven’t won it.

“He’s won the Premier League with Chelsea \[and\] Spurs have never done that – so before the fans start screaming ‘we don’t want him’, they need to look at his pedigree and what he has done.

“They’d be lucky to have him.”

It’s a simple argument that Bent makes, but a compelling one, nonetheless.

Mourinho has a proven track record, delivering both domestically and in Europe in multiple countries – and with plenty of Premier League experience to hand, there are arguably few better candidates going by his lengthy personal [honours list](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jose-mourinho/erfolge/trainer/781).

However, one thing that could be his downfall is potentially what could have hindered Pochettino’s current spell – a lack of funds.

‘The Special One’ often spent big at his former clubs – particularly at [Chelsea](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chelsea-fc/transfers/verein/631/plus/0?saison_id=2004&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=), [Real Madrid](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/real-madrid/transfers/verein/418/plus/0?saison_id=2010&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=) and [Manchester United](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/transfers/verein/985/plus/0?saison_id=2016&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=) – while a single [League Cup triumph](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39018813) was his only major domestic trophy at Old Trafford despite spending nearly £350m on new players in his first [two seasons](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/transfers/verein/985/plus/0?saison_id=2017&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=) alone.

Meanwhile, Spurs have spent little over [£100m](https://transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/alletransfers/verein/148) in the last two years.

Therefore, while Mourinho has the relevant experience to make Spurs a success, it may come at a substantial cost – though that may be of little importance to a club that has gone [over a decade](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/erfolge/verein/148) without a major trophy.

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