Football needs Mourinho – Bosingwa pleased ex-Chelsea boss is back at Tottenham

Jose Mourinho’s appointment at Tottenham has got the approval of Jose Bosingwa, who said “football needs” the old Chelsea boss.

Spurs replaced Mauricio Pochettino with Mourinho last month and the Portuguese has guided the club to four wins out of five since taking the reins.

Mourinho, who had been out of work since being sacked by Manchester United last December, was a surprise appointment by Spurs, having previously said he would “not take the job” with Tottenham due to his Chelsea connections.

However, Bosingwa, who played under Mourinho at Porto, is glad to see his former coach back in work.

Bosingwa, speaking on behalf of the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour driven by Nissan, told Omnisport: “I think football needs Mourinho. I’m happy he came back.

“I hope he will do a good job because he’s one of the best managers in the world so for sure he will do a great job.”

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Bosingwa was part of Mourinho’s Champions League-winning side in 2003-04 and the full-back won Europe’s premier club competition again in 2011-12 with Chelsea.

Success has proved more elusive for Tottenham, though, with the 2007-08 EFL Cup the most recent trophy the north London side won.

Asked whether Mourinho could end that wait for silverware, former Portugal international Bosingwa replied: “Tottenham have a good squad, maybe one of the best squads in the Premier League.

“It’s not easy [to win trophies] but I hope he does.”

Tottenham’s rivals Arsenal are currently looking for a new head coach after sacking Unai Emery last month.

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo is one of those to have been linked with the vacancy and Bosingwa believes his compatriot has earned a shot at a top club.

“I think he deserves [this], the next two or three years,” Bosingwa said.

“He’s doing very well with his team now, so he deserves [this]. Let’s see what will happen.”