{"id":1116778,"date":"2019-11-25T16:37:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T16:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1116778"},"modified":"2019-11-25T16:37:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T16:37:19","slug":"eric-dier-spurs-players-lucky-jose-mourinho","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/eric-dier-spurs-players-lucky-jose-mourinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Dier: Spurs players are ‘lucky’ to be working with a coach like Jose Mourinho"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier believes Jose Mourinho is the “perfect” successor to Mauricio Pochettino and says the club’s players are in a privileged\u00a0position now that the Portuguese has taken charge of the north London club.<\/b><\/p>\n

The polarising 56-year-old coach kicked off his Spurs tenure with an emphatic 3-2 win over London rivals West Ham on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Are Spurs “lucky” to be working with Mourinho? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Mourinho has won 20 major trophies across his career, including two Champions League crowns.<\/li>\n
  • He began his Spurs reign in fine fashion, beating West Ham 3-2 at the London Stadium.<\/li>\n
  • The result ended a run of 12 winless Premier League games on the road for Spurs.<\/li>\n
  • It was also their first league win since September and took them into the top-half of the PL table.<\/li>\n
  • Dier believes the Spurs players are “lucky” to be working with a manager who possesses a “winning mentality”.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n