Tag: Jose Mourinho
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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My time at Man Utd a closed chapter – Mourinho
Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho says his time at Manchester United is a ‘closed chapter’ as he prepares to take Spurs to Old Trafford on Wednesday. Mourinho left United in December 2018 after two-and-a-half years as manager. The Portuguese was out of work until taking over at Spurs in November, winning his first three matches.…