Jose Mourinho nemesis comes to Premier League after inspiring Tottenham "attitude" attack

It seemed like it was over then and there for Jose Mourinho, but incredibly he managed to last another month.

When the Portuguese saw his Tottenham side surrender a comfortable looking 2-0 first leg lead in the last-16 of last season's Europa League to initially be dragged to half-time by Dinamo Zagreb, and then beaten, there was only one direction he was going to vent his fury in.

The players had to take cover.

“They [Dinamo] left sweat, energy, blood, tears of happiness at the end of the game," he said. "Very humble, very committed.

"On the other side was my team – I am there – that didn’t look like they were playing an important match.

“To me it’s an important match, for the respect of my own career and my own job every match is an important match for me, and I believe that for every Tottenham fan at home every match matters, and another attitude is needed.

"To say that I feel sad is not enough, because what I feel goes much further than sadness. I just left Dinamo dressing room where I went there to praise the guys, and I feel sorry that one team that is not my team won the game based on attitude.”

It was a reflective, dare we even say it humble Mourinho who seemed beaten and downtrodden by the loss, a defeat which he knew would stand as a stain on his proud European record as a manager.

But what can be the nadir for one man can always be the high point for another, and it was the name of Mislav Orsic which was on the lips of everyone associated with Dinamo after one of the very best results in the club's history.

Having come into the contest rocked by the news by coach Zoran Mamic had been sentenced to prison for fraud in between the first and second legs, Dinamo had looked to be heading out when Tottenham's