Tottenham stand-in boss Ryan Mason has already delivered his verdict on Gareth Bale after Jose Mourinho shock sacking

Tottenham have sacked boss Jose Mourinho.

The Portuguese was axed on Monday morning, with the north London outfit stuttering along in the Premier League and out of European competition.

Now, according to reports, head of player development Ryan Mason and Chris Powell are set to take the reins until the end of the season, with an EFL final against Manchester City first up for Spurs this weekend. The club have already confirmed Mason will take charge of training on Monday.

Mourinho’s sacking has plunged Wales star Gareth Bale’s future into further doubt, with the Portuguese and the on-loan Real Madrid man enduring a turbulent relationship at times.

Mason will take first-team training today and is likely to be in the dugout at Wembley. Mason and Bale were former team-mates together at Spurs, and the midfielder has already delivered his verdict on the Welshman.

“What separates the good players from the greats people remember is consistency,” Mason told The Independent earlier on this season.

“The thing with Gareth was that those brilliant moments, he’d do them all the time in training. That winner against West Ham away? He must have scored more or less that same goal about 20 times on the training pitch. The goal at home to Southampton, where he gets the ball on the right, cuts in about 30 yards and finishes in the corner. He did those kinds of goals on a regular basis.”

He said he was left in awe of the Wales skipper in training.

“It’s one of those for me as a player during the latter stages of his first spell, you kind of watch him and appreciate what he is doing. You just found yourself admiring the player.

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“You’ve seen what he can do in Champions League finals. If he’s proving that on the biggest stage, you can only imagine what he used to do in five- and seven-a-side games in training. When you are around someone like that, it inspires you to raise your game. Right there in front of you is an example of what a really good player looks like. If it doesn’t inspire you, why are you playing football?!”

Mason added that Bale had changed very little following his eight years in Spain.

“He was as he was before he left. You think, he’s come back with Champions Leagues and La Liga titles under his belt. But he’s still the same humble guy,” he said.

“I think maybe that might be the biggest thing younger lads at the club can learn from him. That players get to that level because they don’t let stuff get to their head.

“He’s done what he’s done in the game, but he’s still himself. He’s not changed one bit.”