Former Manchester United player, Dimitar Berbatov has spoken concerning reports of Mourinho taking over at Tottenham which is managed by Pochettino.
Pochettino has been under pressure due to recent defeats with Mourinho rated as one of the top managers to take over should he get fired.
Reacting to the reports, Berbatov stated that Pochettino should be allowed to continue at the club.
“There has been a lot of talk about Jose Mourinho taking over at Spurs,” Berbatov told Betfair.
“As a coach that has been there at the top of his game for so long and has been in every kind of situation, I think he could have the answers for some of the difficulties Spurs are facing. But would he make them better?
“I don’t know because it is the same team, yes you can have a bit of a lift in the beginning, like Manchester United did when [Ole Gunnar] Solskjaer came in, but then you need to keep going, otherwise you are going to slip into a spiral.
“For me though, Pochettino needs to stay there, he’s been there for a long time.
“I remember Sir Alex Ferguson telling us a team needs to be changed when four years pass, not the whole team, but some players.
“After four years, some players start to get complacent and they aren’t challenged anymore, they are in with the manager and they are comfortable, so a manager needs to shake things up and bring in new players.
“This could be the case with Spurs, a lot of the players have been there a long time and maybe they need to shake things up and try to push the players in a way.”