Tottenham have appointed Jose Mourinho as their new head coach, and the news has gone down fairly well with some Gunners supporters.
The 56-year-old, who had been tipped to take over at the Emirates in recent weeks, has signed a deal until the end of the 2022/23 season.
Mourinho was approaching a year out of the game following his departure from Manchester United last December, however, he’ll now be in charge when Unai Emery’s men travel across north London to face their rivals in April.
The appointment was confirmed on Wednesday morning, and these Arsenal supporters were delighted at the news.
Twitter: Mourinho has win trophies at every club he’s managed. That run is about to end (@ArsenalHomerton)
Twitter: Only reason they’ve gone for Mourinho is because the think he will win them a trophy within 2/3 years… but he’s g… https://t.co/Hi6uc3nCBf (@_TommySmithAFC)
Twitter: Mourinho in for Poch
such a spursy thing to do #jokeofaclub #northlondonisred #AFC (@LiamAllonby)
Twitter: Am actually happy spuds appointed mourinho as their head coach, that has definitely put those unreasonable calls of… https://t.co/FdL1pRajdv (@bideyy)
Twitter: I was dreading an #AFC Mourinho appointment. Spurs gobble him up instead, and I’m so very happy they did. (@MaasdorpJR)
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The possibility of Mourinho taking over at the Emirates divided opinion, so his Spurs appointment was always going to go down well with a section of Arsenal fans.
Mauricio Pochettino’s sacking on Tuesday evening came as a surprise, and the speedy process to hand Mourinho the job has also shocked many.
Mourinho’s first game in charge will be a short trip across London to take on West Ham, a fixture that many Gunners supporters will probably now be keeping a close eye on.
