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Jose Mourinho has jumped to the defence of his sacked successor at Tottenham Nuno Espirito Santo - hinting that his compatriot deserved more than 'a few months' in charge.
Nuno was relieved of his duties as Spurs boss on Monday after just 10 league games in charge, with Spurs winning five and losing five since the former Wolves boss became the first full-time Tottenham coach since Mourinho's sacking in April.
The Special One, who coached Nuno as a player at FC Porto before becoming a Premier League rival with his compatriot, appeared to hint that his former goalkeeper needed more time at Spurs to fulfill a similar project to one he had at Wolves.
Jose Mourinho (left) has hailed his sacked Tottenham successor Nuno Espirito Santo (right)
Nuno (above) was let go Spurs owner Daniel Levy after a disappointing four months in charge
Mourinho's most recent comments appear to also be a dig at new Spurs boss Antonio Conte, with the Special One a major rival of the Italian coach during their time at Manchester United and Chelsea respectively.
The Roma boss told Sky Italy: 'Nuno Espirito Santo did a great job at Wolverhampton, not in a year or a few months, but in four or five years.
'I can say that now (Tottenham) have a very good coach, but even before they had a very good coach.'
Nuno took Wolves from England's second tier in 2017 to seventh in the Premier
