Former Spurs player insists Mourinho’s style does not suit some of Tottenham’s squad

Former Tottenham midfielder David Bentley believes that Jose Mourinho’s negative approach to games does not bring out the best of some of the Tottenham squad. Mourinho has come under fairly heavy criticism from parts of the media since coming to North London for setting the side up defensively, as opposed to his predecessor at Spurs, Mauricio Pochettino, under whom Spurs often took the game to the opposition. Bentley believes it is difficult for Tottenham fans to accept a counter-attacking style after what they were used to under Pochettino. “Tottenham and especially the fans – I know hundreds of them – are used to entertaining football. They want their players to express themselves and they want that kind of football," he said. “They have been spoilt with that kind of football and through Redknapp and Poch they have enjoyed a successful period and seen some good football. A lot of it has been front-foot football, pressing from the front whereas Mourinho’s teams sit deeper and spring from that and it’s a different way of playing. “I can see why that frustrates because playing deeper is a bit boring. This is the method he sets his teams up and they sit in banks and spring from that and I don’t think it suits the players like Son and Lamela.” Source: spurs-web