Jose Mourinho should not be judged until 2021 reckons former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
The Portuguese's first season at the club has since him take the team to sixth place, with them having been 14th when he took over in November.
Despite the upturn in results, including just one defeat in the nine games after the restart, some doubts remain among fans over the style of the football being played.
However, former England and Spurs stopper Robinson has urged the fans to show patience with Mourinho.
"He needs a couple of transfer windows because the squad is unbalanced," he told Gambling.com.
"Mourinho has got to be given time. You can’t expect a manager to come in and work wonders with a team that was already struggling and not playing particularly well.
"He has to be allowed to put his own stamp on it and bring in some players that he wants.
"He’s a world-class manager, a proven winner, and we can’t judge him at Tottenham until half-way through next season at the earliest, after which time he’ll have had at least two transfer windows and time to assess and change his squad."
Robinson was left shocked by the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino in November but believes that Spurs have got a hungry and refreshed Mourinho.
"I was surprised when Pochettino got the sack at the time, but when Jose came in, I was really excited," he admitted.
"I was wondering were we going to get the Jose that was at Manchester United, where he seemingly wanted to fight the whole world, or the one who was at Chelsea when he had a great relationship with his players and won trophy after trophy.
"When he came in at Spurs, he looked as though he’d found his love of football again and he had a point to prove.
"He’s been brought in for a reason and now we’re finally starting to see results and performances where the players are playing for him."
