Daniel Levy wants Tottenham’s next manager to go back to playing entertaining and attacking football, but Ryan Mason’s chances of impressing the chairman sufficiently to be considered for the permanent role probably rest with the defence.
Spurs conceded six times in Mason’s first two games as acting head coach, leaving them on track for their worst-ever season defensively in the Premier League, but Saturday’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace brought a first clean sheet domestically since February 26.
