Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has admitted he was 'annoying, moaned a lot and was lazy' during his playing days and would've struggled to manage himself as a player because of his attitude.

Norwich midfielder Alexander Tettey has claimed that Tottenham's style of play has changed immensely under Jose Mourinho and accused the Portuguese of having a negative approach. 

He has the self-awareness to know he sounds like a broken record, but the deepening mystery is whether Jose Mourinho still has the managerial tools to fix a broken team.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT TURF MOOR: Spurs rallied from being 1-0 down at half-time to take a point but Mourinho made it clear he wasn't happy with Ndombele, who has struggled since arriving.

Spurs boss Jose Mourinho is angry with Tanguy Ndombele, Eric Dier is angry with fans and Spurs players were angry with each other in a heated half-time inquest at Turf Moor on Saturday.

Jose Mourinho didn't hold back in his criticism of Tanguy Ndombele after hooking him at half-time in the draw with Burnley. But the midfielder isn't the first player Mourinho has scolded in public.

MARTIN KEOWN: Mauricio Pochettino was sacked after things went stale and Jose Mourinho was brought in to win trophies. But it feels as if Mourinho is setting his side up to be passive.

Ahead of Spurs' second-leg against Red Bull Leipzig tonight, an omen Spurs fans won't want to hear: Jose Mourinho has never won a Champions League knockout tie after losing the first-leg at home.

The dark clouds are looming over Tottenham after four defeat in their last five. But victory over RB Leipzig and Champions League progression would be a huge boost.

Jose Mourinho has vowed to be the man who brings silverware back to Tottenham despite another injury setback which has forced him to rule out Steven Bergwijn for the rest of the season.

Jose Mourinho came under fire from Rio Ferdinand as he blamed the Tottenham manager for their lackluster performance in Tuesday night's 3-0 defeat against RB Leipzig.

MATT BARLOW AT THE RED BULL ARENA: Jose Mourinho admits his beleaguered Tottenham team faces an uphill struggle to be back in the Champions League next season.

With defeat at Leipzig ending Tottenham's hopes of a trophy this season, Sportsmail looks at six things Mourinho must learn if he is to make a more successful time of it next season.

Jose Mourinho was involved in a bizarre exchange with a journalist who told him to 'cheer up' following Tottenham's Champions League exit to RB Leipzig.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims 'a lot needed to be changed' when he took over from Jose Mourinho at Manchester United - and insists that he doesn't like to complain about injured players like him.

Jermaine Jenas insists he is reserving judgement on legendary manager Jose Mourinho at his former club Tottenham, after branding the Portuguese boss 'negative'.

Mourinho called out Tottenham's record signing after a 1-1 draw at Burnley on March 7, saying the midfielder 'has to give us more than he is giving us' after yet another underwhelming display.

Joe Cole has pleaded that Tottenham need to give manager Jose Mourinho time as it is too early to pass judgement on the Portuguese boss.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has put his free time to good use by delivering essential goods to the elderly in Enfield. Mourinho teamed up with Age UK to carry out the heartwarming gesture.

Diego Godin famously turned down an opportunity to join Mourinho when he was United manager two years ago, instead choosing to sign a new contract with then-side Atletico Madrid.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will celebrate the one-year anniversary as permanent manager of Manchester United on March 28, and there are finally signs that his revolution is coming together.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff plan to start training the team's players via a video-link from Monday due to the ongoing coronaviurus crisis.

Spurs had not won in six games prior to the league being suspended. Now though, in the most bizarre of circumstances, Jose Mourinho has been given an opportunity to fix his broken side.

Spurs' projected income is expected to take a further blow as doubts emerge over the viability of sealing a lucrative naming rights deal due to the financial crisis that has engulfed the business world.

Peter Schmeichel believes Manchester United should resist the temptation to recruit a bigger managerial star in the summer and keep faith in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Spurs manager Mourinho was forced to admit he was in the wrong after flouting social distancing advice by overseeing a training session with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele in Barnet.

Mourinho was pictured putting Ndombele, Ryan Sessegnon and Davinson Sanchez through a training session on Hadley Common on Tuesday - an episode that has left Ndombele bemused.

On September 20, 2007, Mourinho and Chelsea went separate ways and Steve Sidwell has revealed how players such as Lampard and Terry were left 'crying on the floor' at the news.

There are no questions over the Portuguese's commitment to the job, though, as he was pictured flouting government rules last week when he held a one-on-one training session with some players.

Mourinho oversaw a training session with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele on Hadley Common in Barnet earlier this month and was spoken to by unhappy Spurs chiefs.

The renowned 57-year-old agreed to join the Anfield outfit and replace Gerard Houllier, but Roman Abramovich swooped in with a higher offer and convinced Mourinho to move to west London.

Alessandro Gamberini has claimed both Chelsea and Inter Milan chased his signature, only for the centre-back to sign a new deal with Fiorentina. The Italian played out his entire career in Italy.

Porto were on the search for a stopgap option after Julen Lopetegui was dismissed in 2016, and identified their former coach Mourinho as an option until the end of the campaign.

Marcus Rashford has admitted that he endured a 'tough period' at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho, but says that the Portuguese made him stronger mentally.

The right-back was signed by Jose Mourinho from Porto for a fee of £19million in 2018 but he has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford.

A message from the Portuguese was posted on the club's official Twitter account on Thursday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tottenham's £1billion stadium is acting as a distribution centre.

It's a picture that shows a different time and frankly, one that people nowadays might find hard to imagine; Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho, sat side-by-side as friends, wearing crests of the same club.

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has heaped praise on manager Jose Mourinho, saying it's 'a privilege' to talk to him on a daily basis. 

Thomas Meunier has been 'clearly won over' by Jose Mourinho, putting Tottenham 'at the front of the queue' to sign him. The PSG defender becomes a free agent in the summer.

It has been six weeks since the Premier League came to an abrupt halt but now Spurs have been given the green light to resume training again - as long as they adhere to social distancing rules.

Spurs have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons in relation to the coronaviurs in recent times but with the help of Jose Mourinho they are stepping up their aid in the fight against Covid-19.

Spurs' operation is being used by staff and relatives of North Middlesex University Hospital, with various facilities being put in place to ease pressure on nearby hospitals while they tackle Covid-19.

Mourinho approached Nedved in 2009 after completing his first season at the San Siro that saw him win the Serie A and Supercoppa Italiana.

Despite being stuck inside due to the lockdown, Tottenham players are still being put to the test by manager Jose Mourinho in training sessions conducted over Zoom.

Biden, 77, first told the story at a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina on February 11, as he tried to shake off defeat in New Hampshire, and has repeated it twice more.

Jos Buttler is determined to prove he still belongs in Test cricket even though he accepts he is running out of time to fulfil his huge potential on the biggest red-ball stage.

Biden, 77, first told the story at a campaign event in Columbia, S.C., as he tried to shake off defeat in New Hampshire, and has repeated it twice more during outreach to black voters.

He walked back the much-scrutinized claim on CNN , saying instead that he was separated from members of the Congressional Black Caucus by 'Afrikaners with guns.'

Guest host John Mulaney posed as Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden in the show's cold open, parodying a White House press conference on the coronavirus.

Joe Root has made it clear that England's cricketers won't be shaking hands with each while out in Sri Lanka following the coronavirus outbreak. But not everyone has taken the advice seriously.