Danny Rose has spoken out about events leading up to his loan move to Newcastle United.
The 29-year-old will spend the remainder of the season at St James' Park after falling out of favour at Tottenham Hotspur after the appointment of Jose Mourinho as the new head coach.
Rose made just five appearances across all competitions under the Portuguese tactician from November onwards - the last coming against Liverpool last month when he was an 79th minute substitute.
Prior to Mauricio Pochettino's sacking during the November international break, Rose insisted that he planned to see out his contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and leave on a free transfer next summer.
However, those plans have changed and Rose has said that he wasn't given a chance to prove himself to Mourinho and knew very early that he wasn't going to get much game time.
"I do feel I wasn't given as much of a chance as everybody else in the backline," Rose told BBC Radio 5 Live. "I did want to play for him.
"I knew after a month [of Mourinho joining] I was never going to play. It was difficult going out to train knowing I wasn't going to play.
"It's not worked out, but full respect to him and what he's doing at the club. He took over with the club 12 points adrift of Chelsea [now in fourth place] and now it's four.
"I have to be honest, I thought I would continue playing."
Rose has effectively conceded that his future in north London is over and is hoping to use his Newcastle loan to not only prove his parent club wrong but to also put himself in the shop window.
"I'd love to be the player I was three years ago when I was doing well. I thought I would return to become that player after the injury, but I had a rude awakening," he added.
"I've been given a chance to play week in and week out. I want to play football again - with the Euros in the summer, I want to put myself in window.
"If I go to Newcastle and do well they may think that's what's expected of me. But if I don't do well then they might think Tottenham were right to let me go.
"I have a lot riding on this, but I'm confident in my ability and I know I will do well."
