Matt Doherty makes honest claim on Nuno Espirito Santo and his own displays for Tottenham

Matt Doherty has issued an honest verdict on his first season at Tottenham and what his team-mates can expect from new boss Nuno Espirito Santo. The right-back joined Spurs last summer and played 29 times for the club in his first campaign, but on just 17 occasions in the Premier League as he struggled for form. Doherty now has his former Wolves boss at the helm and he believes the club have made a great appointment in Espirito Santo. "Obviously we worked together and there were a few familiar faces when I got back with his coaching staff. We had quite a good relationship and a successful time at Wolves, getting into Europe and finishing high and getting promoted," the 29-year-old said in an interview for Spurs' website. "I know the way he works, he knows the way I work and he's a very good on-field coach. "As I've said over the years I've got nothing but praise for him. He's a world class coach and his backroom staff are world class and I maintain that. "That doesn't change and I think we've very fortunate to have him here." He added: "He had an immediate impact [at Wolves]. Obviously winning the league by nine points I think it was in the very first season and then going up and getting back-to-back seventh place finishes and getting into Europe. "So he's had nothing but success so far in England and with the set-up and facilities and quality of players we've got here I'm sure it will be successful for him. "They (Tottenham) can expect good training sessions. We're going to have to work hard. "I think they'll see he's quite hands-on the training pitch. He's going around, giving little bits of advice to players, what he likes to see, what he wants to see from them. "It'll be a tough pre-season but it won't be unbearable. His backroom staff, they know exactly what they're doing so they'll push us to the limit and just when we feel like we're about to fall down they'll give us our rest day or our afternoon off and we'll able to recharge our batteries. "We've got a long pre-season ahead of us but he'll have us in shape by the first game of the season." Source - football.london Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!

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