Former Spurs academy graduate and fan favourite Ryan Mason has been named as interim manager until the end of the season following the departure of Jose Mourinho, and Michel Vorm, Ledley King, Chris Powell and Nigel Gibbs will all be first team coaches for at least until the end of Mason’s time in charge.
Already managed more finals than Ole
— Π (@false9ii) April 20, 2021
Julian Nagelsmann is currently the favourite to take the job, and while he was previously dismissed as a potential candidate to replace Mourinho not long ago, he now appears to be back in the running and interested by the prospect of managing the club, who have just agreed to join the farcical European Super League.
In the mean time, it will be crucial that Mason ignores all speculation surrounding the next full-time permanent manager at Spurs, as his sole ambitions will be to win the League Cup and guide the team into the top four – and with him being a fan since childhood and bleeding Spurs, he will still believe that it is possible even if our supporters don’t.
THERE'S ONLY ONE RYAN MASON
He bleeds Tottenham, let's get behind him
— Alex (@alexdeveysmith) April 20, 2021
His passion for the club is undeniable, and he is also joined by the legendary Ledley King and loyal former back-up keeper Michel Vorm who will return to the club for a third time but this time in a coaching role.
The appointment of Mason has also reportedly allowed Danny Rose to return from outside in the cold and he will once again become apart of the first team training sessions.
Danny Rose jumped out the back of a van outside Hotspur Way and asked reporters: “What are you lot doing here!” Before laughing and leaving. [@SkySports]#COYS #THFC pic.twitter.com/k4FecaYMj2
— The Spurs Express (@TheSpursExpress) April 19, 2021
It is unclear how Mason will setup against Manchester City with his first press conference coming up today, but if its anything like how he remembered playing under Mauricio Pochettino, it’s likely he will be asking a lot from the players to play a high-tempo pressing system, which is a huge risk.
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But the former midfielder is a very popular figure at the club, and him and Harry Kane remain close friends while he also retains a good relationship with the likes of Hugo Lloris, Toby Alderweireld, Eric Dier, Heung-min Son and Dele Alli who all played with him before his unfortunate injury triggered his sale to Hull City.
There, he had an even more unfortunate head injury which did too much damage to his skull and brain, leaving him with no other option to retire.
But, Mason has got plenty of coaching experience under his belt since his injury which happened at the start of 2017, and he is a young mind who played football in the last five years, so he is likely to adopt a more attacking and adventurous approach to the more out-dated tactics Mourinho deployed during his time at the club.
Tottenham U19 9️⃣-2️⃣ Red Star U19
Wow, what a performance by Ryan Mason's side 🙌
Here are all nine goals including four from Troy Parrott ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/cX13pMFaZE
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 22, 2019
However, this is Manchester City we are talking about, and even though Kevin de Bruyne will likely be missing, we are still likely going to have to grab a goal and protect the lead if we are to have any chance of winning the trophy.
One thing for certain is we all need to get behind Mason and the rest of the coaching staff at this difficult time, and support them even if we don’t get what we want this Sunday.