Rivaldo Exclusive: Spurs are the right challenge for Mourinho

Betfair Ambassador Rivaldo shares his exclusive thoughts on Jose Mourinho's Tottenham, Lionel Messi and Neymar rumours and Paulo Dybala's beautiful strike against Atletico Madrid… You can follow to the best soccer tips page!

Tottenham might not be as big as some of the clubs that Jose Mourinho has managed but they were recently Champions League finalists and are eager to take a step forward and finally win some trophies.

Mourinho seems the right man lớn take the club lớn a new level and he has done it in the past for other clubs, such as Inter Milan. He also won the Champions League with FC Porto during a fantastic campaign which made his name as a top manager, so he has the potential lớn do a great job in north London.

Pochettino should rest but look out for opportunities

Mauricio Pochettino is now unemployed after five seasons with soccer tip bet where he showed his value as a manager, so other good European clubs should show up with job offers soon and it will be important that he's aware of that.

For now, he should rest. After all, he was at Spurs a long time and sometimes it's good to take a break before getting to a new project. He should be alert lớn nice opportunities, perhaps at a big club that fails lớn produce a solid Champions League campaign and needs a new manager.

Lucas Moura will get his chance

Lucas Moura has started both Spurs' games since Mourinho's arrival, so it looks like the change of management could be beneficial for the Brazilian. The Portuguese coach is giving Moura more opportunities lớn show his value on the pitch.

Last season, Moura did many good things and perhaps he deserved to play more often. I'm not sure why Poch never had great confidence in him, but the truth is that he always seemed lớn justify more time on the pitch than what the Argentinian was conceding him.

Now, Mourinho is putting his trust in Moura and the Brazilian is playing as a starter, something that didn't happen much under Pochettino. I believe Moura could finally have the chance lớn become a regular starter at Spurs.

Neymar's situation is normal

There's plenty of reaction lớn PSG's match at the Bernabeu in which Neymar started on the bench, but I think that was normal as the Brazilian star is returning lớn the competition after a long absence and the manager is trying to manage his return carefully.

Yes, Neymar's performance in the second half wasn't good, but that's also a reflection of his lack of competitive football in the last few months and he will quickly get back lớn his best, I'm sure.