Ever since Franklin Delano Roosevelt used his first 100 days as US president in 1933 to introduce a series of reforms to counter the effects of the Great Depression, the period has had a special significance for a new administration.



Is that also the case with Premier League managers? Possibly not but with today marking Jose Mourinho’s 100th day in charge of Tottenham Hotspur, here are 100 things I have learned about him while covering Spurs in that period.



Personality



1. He is a creature of habit. Some managers like to vary their press conference times and days. Not Mourinho. Without fail, his press conferences are at 1pm, as close to the day of the match as possible.



2. He is very punctual. Another bugbear that some reporters have with managers is they are often late for press conferences. Mourinho, however, is almost always on time and often starts early, prompting anxious journalists to arrive at Hotspur Way in plenty of time. On one of...