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  • Mourinho has added nothing to Tottenham – Nicholas

    Mourinho has added nothing to Tottenham – Nicholas

    Former Arsenal star, Charlie Nicholas has noted that Jose Mourinho has not changed anything at Tottenham Hotspur.

    This is following the recent 2-1 defeat to London rivals Chelsea.

    Mourinho has suffered three losses in his first eight matches at Tottenham.

    The defeats came at the hands of Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Chelsea..
    The defeat to Chelsea has, however, raised plenty of questions about Tottenham’s ability to compete for a top-four finish.

     

    Nicholas believes not much has changed under the Portuguese coach even though Spurs are now seventh in the table.

    “I have been really impressed with Brighton, but they were poor against Sheffield United. At the same time, Tottenham were awful and well-beaten against Chelsea,” he told Sky Sports.

    “Heung-Min Son’s red card tells you all you need to know. Have things changed under Jose Mourinho? I don’t think they have”.

    “Harry Kane looks off the pace and Jan Vertonghen is really struggling to deal with pace. If I were Brighton I would get Leandro Trossard on his side and really test him.
    “It’s essential that Spurs stay in the frame for the top four so for that reason alone I think they will get over the line.”

  • Lampard blast former mentor for criticizing Chelsea player

    Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has defended Antonio Rudiger after he was criticised for his part in Tottenham forward Son Heung-min’s red card on Sunday.

    Spurs manager Jose Mourinho was unhappy with the Blues defender’s reaction to Son’s challenge in Chelsea’s 2-0 win.

    Lampard said it was “disappointing” to question Rudiger’s integrity while an investigation into alleged racial abuse directed at the German is ongoing.

    “I do defend Toni firmly on it,” said Lampard.

    Tottenham have appealed against the red card shown to Son in the second half after VAR ruled he had kicked out at Rudiger.

    However, Mourinho thinks it should be Rudiger’s reaction to Son’s challenge that is coming under scrutiny, and not Son’s action.

    “I’m not speaking about the racism incident, this is another thing. I am speaking about that incident, the red card,” he said on Monday.

    “In the Premier League I love there is no space also for what Rudiger did. Stand up and play man. This is the Premier League.”

    Lampard responded: “With Toni, in this incident when he’s having to post after the game about something we know is a huge deal [racism], I think to question his integrity in that time is disappointing for sure.

    “Pretty universally, certainly what I heard in the commentary and the post-match reflection was that the Son incident was a red card.

    “It wasn’t brutal but it was instinctive that warrants a red card in the modern day. It was pretty clear that was the case. I wouldn’t question Toni’s integrity on that.”

  • Lampard becomes master over Mourinho in league win

    Chelsea manager Frank Lampard out-manouevred his one-time mentor Jose Mourinho – but a comfortable win at Tottenham was overshadowed by alleged racist behaviour aimed at visiting defender Antonio Rudiger.

    Rudiger was involved in the second-half incident that saw Tottenham’s Son Heung-min sent off.

    The striker was dismissed, following a video assistant referee review, for raising his boot in a clash with the German centre-back near the touchline.

    Shortly afterwards, Rudiger, 26, appeared to gesticulate that he had received racist abuse from Spurs fans.

    Chelsea drew the incident to the attention of referee Anthony Taylor and three subsequent announcements were made over the public address system warning that racist behaviour among spectators was interfering with the game.

    The match was also held up when objects were thrown towards Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, capping a miserable afternoon for Spurs and Mourinho against his former club.

    It marred an outstanding Chelsea display that halted their recent slide, with the game effectively won inside the first 45 minutes courtesy of Willian’s superb curling finish and a penalty from the Brazilian awarded by VAR after Spurs keeper Paulo Gazzaniga had flattened Marcos Alonso.

    Chelsea’s victory strengthened their grip on fourth place and left them four points above fifth-placed Sheffield United. Spurs remain in seventh place – six points adrift.

  • Mourinho mocks Arsenal for appointing Arteta as manager

    Mourinho mocks Arsenal for appointing Arteta as manager

    Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, has aimed a dig at club executives, who appoint managers with no experience, hours after Mikel Arteta was confirmed as Arsenal’s new boss.

    Arteta has never managed before, spending the last three years as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City.

    He has now signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the Gunners, to replace Unai Emery.

    Mourinho, speaking to the media ahead of their Premier League clash against Chelsea, suggested Carlo Ancelotti should have got the job.

    “The only point I can find – and it is for us to laugh a little bit – is that years ago the best managers were the guys with more victories and now the best is the guy with the fewest defeats.
    “So Ancelotti has three Champions Leagues, won the league in Italy, France and England and won cups here and there – but Ancelotti has lost, I don’t know, 200 matches?
    “I have lost 150-180 – Carlo is a little bit older than me.
    “I think now it is not about how much you won, it is about the matches we didn’t lose. So probably the best managers now are the managers with zero defeats.
    “The only reason I can understand is that they look through the CVs and see guys with more defeats and guys with less defeats, so guys with less defeats are given the job.
  • I’m 100 per cent Tottenham, Mourinho declares

    I’m 100 per cent Tottenham, Mourinho declares

    Jose Mourinho says he is now “100 per cent Tottenham” ahead of facing his former club Chelsea in Sunday’s London derby and claims he has “no space for previous clubs”.

    Mourinho managed Chelsea in two spells, winning three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and three League Cups.

    In his second stint at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho claimed he would never manage Spurs because of his emotional attachment to the Blues.

    Asked whether he can get over playing his former club Chelsea, he said: “Yes, of course. I can but maybe others can’t but I can. For me it’s a game.

    “I am 100 per cent Tottenham, I’ve always been 100 per cent my club throughout my career.

    “There’s no space at all for my previous clubs. I gave everything to all of them, I kept nothing back and I gave everything to them.

  • EPL: Mourinho revives Tottenham to move fifth

    Jan Vertonghen scored a dramatic late winner as Tottenham ended Wolves’ 11-match unbeaten Premier League run to narrow the gap on the top four with victory at Molineux.

    Vertonghen headed in from a corner in injury time, after Wolves’ relentless approach had been rewarded as Adama Traore thumped in a deserved equaliser from the edge of the box midway through the second half.

    Following a breathless opening period, Lucas Moura’s mazy run and exquisite finish into the roof of the net had put Tottenham ahead after eight minutes.

    Spurs had to withstand intense pressure as Wolves chased an equaliser, but it was they who went closest before half-time as Eric Dier struck the post from Dele Alli’s delightful, dinked pass.

    Tottenham goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga produced an excellent save from Romain Saiss’ header in the closing stages as Jose Mourinho’s visitors hung on, before Vertonghen’s decisive goal.

    Victory sees Tottenham climb above Wolves to fifth, three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea who they face next Sunday.

  • Mourinho bans Tottenham players from watching replays of Bayern defeat

    Mourinho bans Tottenham players from watching replays of Bayern defeat

    Jose Mourinho has forbidden his Tottenham players from watching back their humiliating 7-2 defeat to Bayern Munich ahead of their match in Germany tonight.

    Spurs, then managed by Mauricio Pochettino, suffered what was one of the heaviest defeats in their 137-year history back in October, despite having taken a first-half lead through Heung-min Son.

    Two months on, and Mourinho has replaced Pochettino as manager and have qualified for the knockout stages of the competition.

    But ahead of the reverse fixture of that devastating loss, Mourinho was asked whether he and his players have analysed the match – and if so, have the players been left scared by it.

    “No, I forbid any image of it,” answered Mourinho. “I watched it a couple of times: me, my staff and analysts try to go through every single aspect of that but not one single image for the boys. No. Not at all. We’re going to focus more on us than on Bayern. “

    “We’re going to try to develop our model of play, with different bodies, different phases, different players. But there is a certain way that we try to play football and try to develop our principles of play.

  • Joshua v Ruiz: Mourinho predicts ahead of rematch in Saudi

    Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho has backed British fighter, Anthony Joshua to beat Mexican-American fighter, Andy Ruiz Jr in their heavyweight rematch.

    Ruiz stunned the boxing world when he knocked Joshua down four times before stopping him in the seventh round of their heavyweight world title fight in June.

    The 30-year-old will put his three belts back on the line in the rematch when they clash in the desert of Saudi Arabia tonight.

    Speaking on Saturday evening, Mourinho, who insisted that he was invited to watch Joshua’s heavyweight rematch with Ruiz Jr by Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman, was quoted by the Sun UK as saying: “That’s the only bad thing for me in getting the job at Tottenham – that I’m not going to be there.

    “I was invited by the Prince to be there, but I prefer to be in the match against Burnley.”

    Pushed as to whether he expected a Joshua victory, Mourinho replied: “I’m not an expert. I just love the sport. I like Anthony very much because he’s a great kid and I hope he wins. But in sport you can lose. So let’s see.”

  • EPL: Mourinho win big after Man Utd defeat

    Son Heung-min scored one of the goals of the Premier League season as Tottenham returned to winning ways under Jose Mourinho by brushing aside Burnley.

    Son picked up the ball on the edge of his area before sprinting the length of the pitch – leaving a trail of Burnley players in his wake – and slotting in to give Spurs a 3-0 half-time lead.

    That all but sealed victory after Harry Kane had thumped the home team ahead and Lucas Moura converted a second from close range.

    Burnley had chances of their own in the first half, hitting the woodwork through Robbie Brady, but paid dearly for their defence vulnerability.

    Spurs skipper Kane took advantage of more slack defending to fire in the fourth, then combined with Moussa Sissoko – again allowed to waltz through unchallenged – for the fifth.

    Mourinho’s side moved up to fifth as a result – for the time being at least with Wolves having the chance to go back above them on Sunday – while Burnley drop to 13th, three points above the relegation zone after their third defeat in a row.

  • EPL: Worried Mourinho sleeps at Tottenham’s training ground

    EPL: Worried Mourinho sleeps at Tottenham’s training ground

    Jose Mourinho said he reacted to Tottenham’s midweek defeat at Manchester United by sleeping at the club’s training ground.

    His 100 per cent record since taking over at Spurs came to an end in a 2-1 loss against his former club at Old Trafford.

    However, he said he refused to wallow in pity and instead started planning for Saturday’s home game against Burnley.

    “I slept in here (the training ground), I stayed here, I didn’t go home, so the next morning at eight o’clock I was here doing what? Burnley,” Mourinho explained on Friday.

    “Analysing Burnley, trying to organise the training session, trying to organise the meeting, choosing the clips to show them the most clear possible way Burnley works.

    “That’s the way you have to do it in football. Don’t accept in a passive way.”

    Now, Mourinho has ordered his squad to respond to the midweek setback.

    “After a defeat you cannot be sad. You have to be more than that. You have to be raging, angry, not sad,” said the 56-year-old.