When it's all said and done, Jose Mourinho will no doubt go down as one of the greatest managers of the modern era.

The Portuguese man has won two Champions League titles with both Porto and Inter, and has won multiple domestic leagues across Europe. He has the kind of trophy cabinet and medal haul that many would envy, and only very few can match.

But one area where he arguably still has a lot of work to do, is in his management of certain players. When he has the right group, as he did at Chelsea, then his 'siege-mentality' approach can work wonders. The team all have the same kind of attitude, and will to win, and it can create an unstoppable force.

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However, times have moved on since Mourinho's early Premier League dominance at Chelsea - particularly when it comes to players. No longer can you treat the entire squad the same, and expect people to fall in line. They all have their own individual weaknesses, and trying to get the best out of each of them is an art form.

And that is where the current Spurs boss is really failing with Tanguy Ndombele. The Frenchman only arrived from Lyon last summer, and with him only being 23, will no doubt take some time to settle. His struggles with injuries haven't helped, but Mourinho has arguably made the problem far worse than it is, or even should be.

At least three separate times over the past couple of months, the ex-Real Madrid boss has raised the conversation of Ndombele's fitness issues, and essentially provided him with an excuse for his performances thus far. After Spurs' victory over Brighton back in December, Mourinho surprisingly remarked that the midfielder was not injured despite telling him that he was in no condition to play.

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Instances in recent weeks have seen the north London side's boss also claim that this is a "difficult, difficult time" for Ndombele, and that "he's not ready for 90 minutes". What Mourinho is doing giving the Frenchman an excuse for missing numerous games for the club, and players are likely to embrace that reasoning rather than admitting that it is anything to do with them.

Constantly bringing up the £58.5m-rated ace's injury and fitness problems gives the former Lyon man no real motivation to get back to full fitness any quicker. It also provides him with something to fall back on if he fails to deliver on the pitch. 'Oh I wasn't at 100%, and my manager knows that'. Mourinho is essentially helping to breed that mentality, and that is something that could harm the midfielder in the long run.

Meanwhile, Tottenham have entered the race to sign this prodigy.