Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose Mourinho has praised Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama, terming him a very good player.
In an interview with Football London, Jose Mourinho said he appreciates the talent Wanyama has, adding that he is yet to feature in his squad due to lack of match fitness.
He said Wanyama has not been playing competitively since September last year, when he suffered a knee injury, and therefore lacks match fitness.
He said Wanyama is physically fit, but is not ready to compete competitively, as compared to his teammates who play in the same position.
"I know how good Victor is, I know he is not playing lately. Of course when you don't play regularly you lose a little bit of that match condition," he said.
"He needs to play and in this moment, in this phase, me just arriving and trying to organise a team and trying to a few good results, it is difficult to bring him to the team a player in this situation. The ideal situation was for him to play and then when he plays he will be back to what Victor is and Victor is a very good player," he added.
Wanyama has not been receiving game time at Spurs over the past few months.
It was expected that things would be differed under Jose Mourinho, who is known to love defensive football.
However, after three matches in charge of Spurs, Mourinho is yet to name Wanyama in any of his match day squads.