When Jose Mourinho and Joao Sacramento realised Ledley King had a big part to play at Tottenham

Tottenham assistant head coach Joao Sacramento has opened up on Ledley King's key position in Jose Mourinho's coaching setup.

Taking up a role as club ambassador following his retirement back in 2012, the former England man joined the coaching staff in the summer as he became first team assistant.

With Spurs fans extremely pleased to see one of their own as part of Mourinho's team, he is quite clearly having a big impact with his fellow staff and the players.

Discussing how they realised right away King had a big part to play at the club as he helped everyone settle in following the managerial change last November, Sacramento also gave an insight into the 40-year-old's work with the players before a game..

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“It’s a pleasure to work with him,” he told the club's official website. “Ledley is the kind of guy that is giving and transmitting the values of the Club. He’s a legend, an ex-captain of the club who knows exactly what it means to be a Spurs player.

“The history with Ledley started when we arrived at the club. Ledley was around, he helped us during that period and we could understand straight away the importance that he could have for us – and especially for the team – because he is someone who has the DNA of this club.

“He’s someone who understands very well the values, he can share that with us and especially with the players.

"He’s very important for the players. On a matchday for example, he’s someone who interacts with the players a lot about what these kinds of matches mean, especially for the young lads, so for sure, Ledley is a good addition for us.”

Asked about his first year at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as next week marks the anniversary of the managerial change, he added: “It’s a pleasure to be here. It’s something special when you come here every day and you feel the dimension of this club, and especially as well this kind of pressure on a daily basis where you know that you need to win.

"We even put a lot of pressure on ourselves to bring success to this club as we want to be part of the history of this big institution.”