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​Ex-Spurs striker Berbatov: Mourinho won't take s**t from players!

Former Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov believes that Spurs have gotten a no nonsense manager in Jose Mourinho.

Spurs are hoping that Mourinho can turn their talented squad into winners, as he takes over from well-liked manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Berbatov, who played for Spurs before moving to Manchester United, believes that Mourinho will not take "s***" from anyone at the club.

He told Betfair: "'With his resume and the amount of trophies he has won in the Champions League, Premier League and wherever he goes, he as earned the right to take no s***, if you show him respect he will give you respect back, and he deserves that because he has proven himself by winning so much.

"The players will want to show him how they can play and they will be thinking that they need to prove themselves to him.

"He will bring new ideas, a new way of playing, new exercises in training and the players will need to show themselves, all of them.

"In every club you have that player hierarchy, you know that you are good, maybe you are the captain of the team and you know you are going to play, but at the same time that doesn't give you the right to just lay back and play off your name, you need to work hard and this will be the case with Mourinho."

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