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'Give him a round of applause!' - Mourinho deserves a lot of credit for guiding Tottenham to sixth, says Bent

Jose Mourinho deserves "a lot of credit" for guiding Tottenham to sixth place, according to Darren Bent, who says the Spurs manager's methods are "clearly working".

Spurs had slipped way down to 14th in the Premier League standings when Jose Mourinho was drafted in to replace Mauricio Pochettino in the hot seat back in November.

Mourinho's arrival had the desired impact initially, as Spurs won five of their first seven games under the Portuguese, before an inconsistent Christmas period threatened to derail their campaign once again.

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Tottenham were decimated by injuries to key personnel in the new year, and found themselves out of the FA Cup, Champions League and top-four race by the time the coronavirus outbreak stopped play in March.