‘Needs to improve’: Mourinho pinpoints two things £23k-a-week Spurs man must get better at Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images José Mourinho has been speaking to the media ahead of Tottenham’s clash with Newcastle tomorrow, where he spoke about Japhet Tanganga. The 58-year-old was asked about how the 22-year-old is getting on at right-back, a position he hadn’t played in often before Mourinho arrived. As quoted by Football London, the Portuguese coach said: “He is not a giant, he needs to improve, his crossing needs to improve, the timings to arrive in attacking positions, but he is comfortable with the ball, he doesn’t make many mistakes, he is solid, reads the game well and is a player we can trust.”