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Joe Cole backs Jose Mourinho's public criticism of Tanguy Ndombele

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Former England winger Joe Cole came under fire from Jose Mourinho during his days at Chelsea.

Joe Cole knows what it is like to receive a public dressing down from Jose Mourinho and has urged Tanguy Ndombele to react to his in the right way.

Mourinho called out Tottenham's record signing after a 1-1 draw at Burnley on March 7, saying the midfielder "has to give us more than he is giving us".

The Portuguese felt he had reached breaking point with Ndombele, who has failed to deliver in his first season since a £63million summer move from Lyon.

"Jose has gone into a difficult situation," Cole said. "In the media in particular there is a lot of anti-Jose, people who are very quick to jump on Jose's back, especially for someone who has been as successful as him.

"You need to look at the job in perspective, I think it had run its course under Pochettino. I think the team wasn't playing well, it needed a change.

"But it's like turning a cruise ship, you can't just turn it on a sixpence, it takes time. He needs time, he needs to bring the right players in.

"I think the relationship with Daniel Levy is important, if Levy gets him the players he wants and gives him time I think it will be a success for him.

"It's just how every time Spurs lose a game... Spurs were losing games under Pochettino, players weren't playing well.

"I think some of the players may have run their course at Tottenham. They are all great players but sometimes your time is up. They are in a rebuild situation."

:: Joe Cole is a Football Analyst for BT Sport and can also be found trying his hand at acting in BT TV's behind the scenes video to celebrate its new range of flexible TV packages, for more information customers can visit www.BT.com/TV

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