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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Jose Mourinho is ‘risky’ replacement for Mauricio Pochettino, says Simon Jordan"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-jose-mourinho-is-risky-replacement-for-mauricio-pochettino-says-simon-jordan/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Stephan Georgiou"
section: "Features"
published: "2019-11-25T19:50:19Z"
modified: "2019-11-25T19:50:19Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Jose Mourinho is ‘risky’ replacement for Mauricio Pochettino, says Simon Jordan

**TalkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan has backed Daniel Levy’s decision to fire Mauricio Pochettino at Spurs – but has concerns that replacement Jose Mourinho may not prove to be successful at the club.**

Mourinho was [hauled in as Pochettino’s successor](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50483023) in a quick turnaround last week, with the Portuguese taking over less than a day following the Argentinian’s sacking.

The [three-time Premier League winner](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jose-mourinho/erfolge/trainer/781) enjoyed a winning start to life in North London with their success over [West Ham United](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50443047), but speaking to [TalkSPORT](https://twitter.com/talkSPORT/status/1198657259867430912), Jordan believes that Tottenham’s decision to hire the former Chelsea manager may not bring the success they crave.

He said: “I think Daniel Levy was right to take out Pochettino. The slump in form was alarming for Tottenham against the backdrop of this much-applauded change of direction with the stadium.

“This is the last thing they needed; they didn’t need a side to be 14th in the league. And clearly, to some extent, Pochettino wasn’t getting from the players what was required.

“I think it’s a very risky move from Tottenham. I’m really on the fence as to whether it’s going to be successful. My gut feel is no, it’s not going to be – but I understand why they’ve taken it, because if you want to send a message out to the world that Tottenham Hotspur want to win something, you get a proven winner in.”

Although Jordan does not elaborate too much within the clip to explain why he feels Mourinho may ultimately fail at Spurs, the 56-year-old’s recent history could suggest Jordan has reasons to be sceptical over his potential success.

Mourinho’s two most recent managerial spells have ended in disarray – both at teams with arguably higher levels of resources – firstly at then-champions [Chelsea](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34670192) and then with a [Manchester United](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46603018) side he had spent [hundreds of millions](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/alletransfers/verein/985) on to get to [second place](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table/2017).

However, it could be argued that Tottenham’s lesser stature (which Jordan commented on himself) gives Mourinho a wider margin of error to leave Spurs in a more positive manner to the way he left his previous Premier League clubs.

Only time will tell, but Jordan’s fears may yet be justified.

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