Tim Sherwood says Tottenham players will have to adapt to Mourinho’s style

Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood believes Spurs players will have to adapt to Jose Mourinho’s style.

Mourinho took over in the hotseat of the north London club just hours after Mauricio Pochettino was sacked last week.

And Sherwood has conceded that the way the Portuguese boss works will be different to his predecessor. 

‘They’ve got to get used to the dynamics of this type of manager, because they’ve had Pochettino for five years,’ he told beIN Sports prior to Spurs’ 4-2 win over Olympiacos in the Champions League.

‘Even when they weren’t playing well, he would protect them publically.

‘Jose will throw you under a bus. I’m not saying it’s right or whether it’s wrong. Jose Mourinho does not care.

Mourinho replaced Eric Dier (L) with Christian Eriksen after 29 minutes against Olympiacos

‘He does what he thinks is right for the team, not the individual player.

‘If it means digging a player out in public, and using him as an example, he will do that because he feels that is the best way that he can win trophies. Why would you change it?’

On Tuesday night midfielder Eric Dier was replaced by Christian Eriksen after just 29 minutes and with Olympiacos 2-0 up.

Mourinho did apologise to the England international following the victory, he told BT Sport: ‘The first thing I want to say to do publicly what I did in the dressing room which is to apologise to Eric Dier. 

‘It’s never easy for a player but I did it for the team. It was not for Eric playing badly, it was for the team to have different solutions. 

‘I needed a second man with Dele Alli to come into the pockets and for that I just needed just one midfield player, so it was between Dier and Winks. It’s about the team it’s not about individuals.’

Mourinho did apologise to the England international following the victory on Tuesday night