Jose Mourinho deserves time "to make his mark" at Tottenham, according to Dimitar Berbatov.
Spurs turned to a two-time Champions League winner to steady the ship after deciding to sack Mauricio Pochettino in November, and his arrival initially inspired an immediate turnaround in fortunes.
The team had slipped into the bottom half of the top-flight standings after a poor start to the season, but Mourinho oversaw five wins from his first seven matches at the helm to lift the doom of gloom surrounding the club.
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He has been unable to sustain that momentum, as Tottenham were decimated by injuries following an intense Christmas period.