Toby Alderweireld says that Mauricio Pochettino's influence on Ryan Mason as a coach is clear for Spurs players to see, and it has been "going wonderfully" since he took temporary charge of the team.
Mason was confirmed as the interim head coach at Tottenham until the end of the season following Jose Mourinho's sacking on Monday.
Mason lead the team to a 2-1 comeback win against Southampton on Wednesday, with players stating that the team talk at half-time had a big impact on their performance in the second half.
And centre-back Alderweireld, who was part of the Spurs team at the same time as Mason, says that he has clearly learned lessons from Pochettino's leadership at the club, and there is a lot of respect for the coach regardless of his age or experience.
"It’s going wonderfully," Alderweireld told reporters. "It has only been a couple of days but we respect him, he is a big personality, how he talks, how he presents himself.
"That says a lot about him - he’s 29 but he presents himself as very mature.
"Everyone knows he played under Pochettino, he has a lot of ideas from him and we only can agree that’s very good.
"You can see the similarities, how he wants to train, how the sessions are. It feels very familiar.
"Of course, he will bring his own view of football and his own ideas, but we can see similarities for sure.
"And of course we played with him so we know him. There’s a lot of respect and everyone agrees with how he wants to play football looking forward."
