Tottenham Hotspur legend Chris Waddle doesn’t think Nuno Espirito Santo is the manager Spurs need right now.
The north London outfit are in another transition period following the departure of Jose Mourinho in April.
It took a while for Spurs to appoint Espirito Santo after Mourinho left, but the style of play hasn’t improved much yet, and as a result, Waddle thinks that the club have headed in the wrong direction.
“I think since Mauricio Pochettino left, Spurs haven’t found the right person to take charge,” Waddle told WhichBookie.co.uk.
“Tottenham fans want to be entertained and they love to see skill and technique, so that’s why Jose Mourinho’s appointment was a strange one to me. He isn’t a performances manager, he’s a results one and to be honest, I think Nuno [Espirito-Santo] is in a similar mould.
“He did a great job at Wolves, but his side weren’t exactly thrilling on the eye. They defended well and once they got ahead they knew how to maintain it. That sort of style of play isn’t what Tottenham are about.”
Waddle continued by admitting that Espirito Santo isn’t a bad manager by any stretch of the imagination, but his qualities aren’t right for what Tottenham need right now, especially after Pochettino set such an impressive standard.
Introduction of safe standing, the effects of Newcastle's takeover, the world cup in Qatar - have your say on football's biggest issues in the survey below.
“I haven’t seen the style of play that Spurs fans want for a good two or three seasons now, and I just feel there are quite a lot of players at the club who look a bit past it. They haven’t freshened it up enough and I think that’s beginning to catch up with them.
“Tottenham supporters will put up with the team losing if they put a shift in and take the game to the opposition, but you just look at them at the moment and they aren’t getting results coupled with the fact they aren’t playing well.
“That’s not a very good recipe and for me they should have looked at Nuno and realised he isn’t really in the mould of a Spurs manager. He’s not a bad manager by any means, but this ‘not getting beat’ mentality is not what Tottenham Hotspur are about.”
Spurs are currently sitting eighth in the Premier League with four wins and three losses on the board.
They were much more creative in their final game before the international break as they beat Aston Villa 2-1 at home, thus Spurs fans will be hoping they can build on that performance and start displaying the type of football they know their players are capable of.
