Mourinho 'sucked the culture' out of Tottenham but is leading Roma revolution

Jose Mourinho's two-year spell at Tottenham Hotspur certainly didn't pan out how the 'Chosen One' would have hoped, but he is enjoying plenty of success in Roma.

After an underwhelming spell at Manchester United, Spurs offered Mourinho the opportunity to regain his status as one of the best managers in the world. However, the task at North London was too big for even the three-time Premier League winner.

In his first campaign at the club he could only manage a sixth-place finish, though there were signs of potential and, given his reputation, Mourinho was still trusted to take Spurs back to the very top. But that all changed very quickly in the following campaign.

Days before the EFL Cup Final, which offered Tottenham the chance to end their trophy drought, Mourinho was sacked. The team picked up just two points from three league fixtures prior to his dismissal, and were knocked out of the Europa League by Dinamo Zagreb in a devastating blow to their season.

The Athletic revealed that players had become bored of Mourinho's training session and felt that there was too much work on defending the opposition of the week rather than focusing on attacking tactics. In the end, only Harry Kane was loyal to the former Chelsea boss - with even those higher up at the club growing unhappy with the manager, especially due to how he would openly critique members of the squad to the media.

They were told by one source: "He has sucked the culture out of the club and destroyed what Spurs have stood for for years." But since the 59-year-old's departure, Spurs remain - frankly - success-less, with the appointment of Antonio Conte giving the club the best possible opportunity to restore their status as title contenders next season.

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On the other hand, Mourinho is thriving in his new job in the Serie A with Roma. The Portuguese boss was given plenty of spending power in the summer transfer windows, and the club is now reaping the benefits.

Rui Patricio was signed from Wolves, Eldor Shomurodov arrived from Genoa and Matias Vina was signed from Brazilian side Palmeiras. But Mourinho's marquee signing was Tammy Abraham, purchased from former side Chelsea and giving the Englishman the chance to show why he deserved regular football under Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge.

Abraham has scored 15 goals and assisted three in 31 league appearances for Roma, becoming a fan's favourite along the way. And after three seasons of finishing outside of the top four (6th, 5th, 7th), the club are now on the cusp of returning to the Champions League - sitting in fifth place and six points behind fourth-placed Juventus, which can be closed to three if they win their game in hand.

The club are also in the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League and takes on Leicester City later this month, and if they can pass past the Premier League opposition then a final against Feyenoord/Marseille is a great opportunity for Mourinho to add another winner's medal to his collection.