Speaking on Sky Sports' The Debate show (March 10, 10pm), Danny Murphy has taken aim at Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho following a disappointing run of form.

What did he say?

Well, the main discussion between the former Liverpool man, Curtis Davies and host Geoff Shreeves was the Portuguese boss' post-match dig at Tanguy Ndombele following the Burnley clash at the weekend.

However, while the former Manchester United and Chelsea boss may have singled the Frenchman out for criticism and said he expected more from the club-record buy, Murphy believes that the 57-year-old needs to take a look in the mirror.

Having questioned the decision to play a youngster in Japhet Tanganga in a range of different defensive roles, the ex-Premier League star went on to say: "He's got to take some responsibility himself because some of the selections I've seen, the first half against Burnley. Even though he was talking about lack of effort with players, the tactics were wrong. That's on him."

Is Murphy right?

He probably is, yes.

We have seen the Portuguese use this tactic before when perhaps his team isn't performing that well – think Luke Shaw when he was manager at Old Trafford – and it appears to be the same situation here again.

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Perhaps he feels that the tough-love approach is what is needed to get Ndombele up to the level needed to be a Spurs star in this team, and perhaps it is the kick up the behind the 23-year-old needs, but he does need to accept that he himself has got things wrong, too.

Both in the first half at Burnley – where he started five centre-backs – and against Leipzig, the north London outfit looked disorganised and some players unsure of their specific roles, and that simply isn't good enough.

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Mourinho has come across as almost giving up on the season without the injured Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, last week suggesting the board needed to pick between either the Burnley or Leipzig clash as being a prioirty.

He needs to snap out of that and alter his view in the coming weeks and months if Tottenham are to salvage the 2019/20 campaign and try and qualify for the Champions League again.

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