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Chris Sutton slates Spurs man following defeat at Leeds, says he ‘looks out of his depth’
Tottenham Hotspur interim manager Ryan Mason has been criticised by BT Sport pundit Chris Sutton, claiming the Spurs man “looks out of his depth”.
Mason, the head of football development at Tottenham, was handed the first-team reins on a caretaker basis last month after the club sacked Jose Mourinho.
The 29-year-old won his first two Premier League games in charge, although the League Cup final proved a bridge too far as Manchester City triumphed at Wembley.
However, Spurs couldn’t make it three league wins in a row in Saturday’s early kickoff at Leeds United.
The hosts took advantage of two defensive errors to first open the scoring and then to go back into the lead after Spurs equalised.
Stuart Dallas broke the deadlock before Son Heung-min equalised, though Spurs were unlucky to see a Harry Kane goal ruled out by VAR due to a marginal offside.
Patrick Bamford made the most of lacklustre defending by Eric Dier to put the Whites ahead, and Rodrigo then ended the game as a contest by scoring in the latter stages.
“What a woeful season and it begs the question were they right to sack Mourinho when they did?” said Sutton on BT Sport, as quoted by the .
“With the greatest respect, Ryan Mason looks out of his depth.
“There’s massive issues at Spurs, it’s a big summer for them.”
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A somewhat harsh comment from Sutton, considering Mason is obviously inexperienced and has been thrown in at the deep end in wake of Tottenham’s decision to sack Mourinho.
Mason has all the right qualities to be a top coach in the future, but being elevated to a Premier League managerial position so soon, not to mention having him prepare for a cup final – what were Spurs thinking?
Hopefully once the season’s over, Mason can get back to coaching and learning the ropes in his own time, and in a couple of years’ time, once he’s ready, launch his own managerial career.