Ryan Mason insists that the Tottenham head coach position is an enticing one, despite several high-profile candidates apparently not being interested.
Spurs are searching for Jose Mourinho’s replacement following the Portuguese’s sacking last week and have appointed former midfielder Mason as the interim boss until the end of the season.
This week has seen potential candidates Julian Nagelsmann join Bayern Munich, Ajax boss Erik ten Hag sign a new contract and Brendan Rodgers suggest he is happy in his current role at Leicester.
That leaves Daniel Levy heading further down his shortlist than he may have liked, but Mason says there will be no shortage of interested candidates when Spurs come to make a move.
“I’ve not heard anything. I’ve shut myself off from it,” he said. “But listen, this is Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
“There’s always going to be people interested. We have the best stadium in the world in my opinion. And also the best training complex in the world.
“It’s a fantastic group of players and a fantastic fanbase. So of course it’s going to be appealing.
“It’s a great football club. I’m probably biased because I feel passionately about it. But it’s a big football club as well.
“I think there’s going to be speculation because of the situation we’re in. I don’t want to spend too much energy talking about managers, because at this moment in time I’m the one leading and preparing the team and everyone associated with the club has to be pulling in the right direction these next five games.
“We’re not thinking about the next manager or who’s coming in.”
At 29, Mason became the youngest ever Premier League manager when he was thrust into temporary charge following Mourinho’s sacking.
He started last week as an academy coach and ended it leading his boyhood club out at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final.
While he is not pushing himself forward for the job on a permanent basis, Mason feels comfortable in the role despite his inexperience.
“I think it’s easy to say, ‘He’s young, he’s unprepared’. Yes of course I don’t have the top flight experience that a 40 or 50-year-old would have but what I do have is 20 years of experience with this football club, I know everyone whether that’s the kitman, the cleaners, the groundsman, I know everyone.
“Everyone knows me. I have personal relationships with everyone in this football club so you can’t underestimate how important that is in an organisation, especially the structure we have in place here and that we want going forward. That’s important. Very important in any walk of life you work in.
“Of course I’m not silly, not naïve. I’m 29, I am young but I’m very passionate about football.
“I believe I know the game and I believe I can communicate as well with the players and with the players there is a respect there which if you don’t have when your 40, when your 50, you’re not going to be able to communicate and get messages across so there is a respect there and I’m sure that’s going to stay for the next five games.”
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