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  • ‘Mourinho has brainwashed Tottenham players’

    ‘Mourinho has brainwashed Tottenham players’

    Jose Mourinho has “brainwashed” his Tottenham players, according to Tim Sherwood, who believes the Portuguese can deliver Premier League title this season.

    Tottenham have emerged as the surprise early pacesetters in the top flight this season, having picked up 20 points from a possible 27 so far.

    Sherwood has praised the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager for raising the collective confidence levels within his current squad, and sees no reason why they can’t lift the trophy if they continue on their current trajectory.

    “He’s found a way with the group of players he has,” the ex-Spurs midfielder and manager told talkSPORT.

    “He’s bought very well, [Sergio] Reguilon has been a good signing at left-back, but [Pierre-Emile] Hojbjerg for me has been the best signing. He fits into the style and just protects the two centre-halves.

    “Jose has brainwashed his players to believe they have to work to achieve something – they need to win trophies, this group of players.

  • I’ll sleep like an angel, says Mourinho after City win

    Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho is happy to be top of the table after victory over Manchester City.

    Goals from Heung-Min Son and Giovani Lo Celso did the damage for the hosts for the 2-0 win.

    Mourinho said, “It feels good [to be top], but maybe tomorrow we are second again and honestly that would not be a problem for me, I am just happy with the evolution.

    “People cannot expect us to come here and after one season we are fighting for the title. We are not fighting for the title, we are just fighting to win every match. But we are going to lose matches, we are going to draw matches.

    “Dinner tonight will be nice and relaxed and I will watch Atletico Madrid v Barcelona and sleep like an angel. But no problem if Leicester wins [on Sunday] and we are second again.”

  • Mourinho’s Tottenham go top of Premier League

    Mourinho’s Tottenham go top of Premier League

    Tottenham moved to the top of the Premier League thanks to Harry Kane 88th-minute winner against a resilient West Brom at The Hawthorns.

    The England captain glanced his header past Sam Johnstone from Matt Doherty’s floated delivery.

    Spurs had struggled to create chances in the match against a stubborn Baggies backline.

    The home side went close to scoring when Karlan Grant’s header was brilliantly saved by Hugo Lloris.

    Before the game, West Brom announced that defender Branislav Ivanovic and midfielder Matheus Pereira had both tested positive for Covid-19.

    Manager Slaven Bilic said the club received the results last week and the pair are under going a period of 10 days in self-isolation.

  • Europa: Harry Kane scores 200th Tottenham goal

    Europa: Harry Kane scores 200th Tottenham goal

    Harry Kane marked his 300th appearance for Tottenham with his 200th goal as Jose Mourinho’s side dominated a Europa League mismatch in Bulgaria.

    Kane, 27, long-since cemented his place in the Spurs history books but few could have predicted his prodigious goalscoring rate when he came into the first team seven years ago.

    He could, and should, have already scored twice when he headed in a Lucas Moura corner to put Mourinho’s side ahead against Ludogorets.

    Kane then set up Moura for Spurs’ second before being replaced at the interval as the Premier League side utterly dominated the multiple Bulgarian champions.

    Mourinho was furious last week with his side’s insipid display in Antwerp and was rewarded with a controlled, ruthless first-half performance, but the hosts were able to reply early in the second half through Claudiu Keseru.

    That was an anomaly though, as Giovani lo Celso’s tap-in secured a routine victory that puts Spurs back in contention in Group J.

    BBC

  • Tottenham fans cannot expect same Bale from 7 years ago – Mourinho

    Tottenham fans cannot expect same Bale from 7 years ago – Mourinho

    Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has played down expectations on forward Gareth Bale.

    He said on Saturday that the Welshman cannot be the same explosive player who left the English Premier League (EPL) club to join Real Madrid seven years ago.

    The 31-year-old Bale, back at Tottenham on loan from the Spanish side, is building up his fitness and has played three games in all competitions this season.

    The games included Thursday’s 1-0 Europa League defeat by Belgian league leaders Royal Antwerp.

    Mourinho said before that match that Bale was ready to “fly”, but the Portuguese was more measured in his assessment heading into Sunday’s league game against Brighton & Hove Albion.

    “Seven years is a long gap. So, which player in the world is the same as he was seven years ago? Sometimes they’re not better or worse, just different players,” Mourinho told reporters.

    “You look for example at (Cristiano) Ronaldo and (Lionel) Messi and compare them with seven years ago. They play in different areas, different positions.

    “They transform their qualities, try to explore their qualities in other responsibilities on the tactical system of their teams.

    “I think it happens with the majority of the players. So for sure he’s a different player.”

    Mourinho backed Bale to regain his best form with more minutes under his belt.

    “Every word I said on Wednesday I believe, because he’s working hard, he’s improving, he doesn’t have one single injury since he recovered from the last one,” Mourinho added.

    “He didn’t miss a single minute of any training session. To play 90 minutes is still hard, to play high intensity is still difficult.

    ”But he’s improving and, hopefully, he’ll be back to a better level soon.”

  • Europa: Tottenham suffer historic loss against Antwerp

    Europa: Tottenham suffer historic loss against Antwerp

    Premier League side Tottenham were left disappointed in their Europa League tie against Antwerp.

    They stumbled to a 1 – 0 defeat against the Belgian club.

    Despite being the dominant side, the Spurs looked fatigued as they failed to register a shot on target in the entire second half. Their last attempt on goal came in the 19th minute.

    Their loss also marks them as the first English clubs to lose in a European club competition this season as Antwerp claim their first win against an English opposition for the first time since 1975.

    Antwerp scored their lone goal early after Lior Refaelov found the net in the 29th minute. Tottenham trailed the hosts from that moment and could not find the back of the net until the final whistle.

    They sit second in Group J with 3 points they claimed in their opening match against LASK.

  • See what Man Utd fans are saying on social media after embarrassing defeat to Mourinho’s Tottenham

    See what Man Utd fans are saying on social media after embarrassing defeat to Mourinho’s Tottenham

    Manchester United fans are not taking their humiliating defeat to former manager, Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening easy.

    in a similar, embattled manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has the club’s 6-1 hammering at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday is his worst day at the club.

    To protest their disgust, angry fans took to social media to demand Solskjaer’s sack. #OleOut.

    See selected reactions below:

    https://twitter.com/Maximus_domian/status/1312873383240118274?s=20

    https://twitter.com/OleCunt/status/1312860271308869635?s=20

  • Tottenham humiliation: Today is my worst day as Man Utd manager, player – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

    Tottenham humiliation: Today is my worst day as Man Utd manager, player – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

    Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says their 6-1 hammering at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday is his worst day at the club.

    It was Manchester United’s joint worst loss in the Premier League era —- equalling their 6-1 defeat by Manchester City in 2011.

    “It’s a horrible feeling, the worst day I’ve had as a Manchester United manager and player,” said the Norwegian after his side, reduced to 10 men for the last hour, were ripped apart by Jose Mourinho’s Spurs.

    “I’ve been part of big defeats before and we’ve bounced back.

    “So, we’ve just got to let the boys go away on international duty, find their mojo themselves and the others that are going to stay here, we’ve got to help them.

    “After a result like this, you need to clear your mind and head and look forward,” said Solskjaer.

    The defeat, coming before Monday’s transfer deadline, is sure to spark even more criticism of Manchester United’s failure to significantly strengthen Solskjaer’s squad during the summer window.

    Solskjaer was a member of the Manchester United squad which won the UEFA Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup under Alex Ferguson in 1999.

    But he said he was not going to use the situation to shield himself from criticism.

    “If it’s a different shape, mentality, I don’t know, but it will be different. We can’t accept performances like this.

    “I hold my hands up, I’m in charge and I’m responsible for this,” he said.

    Manchester United’s defending was shambolic as they trailed 4-1 at the break.

    “Sometimes you make mistakes. That’s part of life and we made too many mistakes in one game of football and that shows in the result against a very good football team,” Solskjaer said.

    “They are a team full of quality and we got punished almost every time we made a mistake.”

  • Mourinho’s Tottenham score six to humiliate Man Utd

    Jose Mourinho returned to Manchester United and humiliated his old club as Tottenham came from behind to record a famous Old Trafford win.

    Son Heung-min and Harry Kane scored twice, with Tanguy Ndombele and Serge Aurier also on target as 10-man United suffered a defeat on a par with their 6-1 thrashing at home by Manchester City in 2011.

    It meant it was not only the heaviest defeat since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took temporary charge in December 2018, but also the largest United have suffered since Ed Woodward took over as executive vice-chairman in 2013.

    The result leaves United 16th in the Premier League, with newly promoted Fulham and West Brom the only clubs with a worse goal difference. Only West Brom have conceded more than their 11 goals.

    United were completely outplayed, even before they were reduced to 10 men midway through the first half when Anthony Martial dragged his hand across Erik Lamela’s face in reaction to an elbow in his neck.

    In contrast, Tottenham moved up to fifth after emerging from a packed schedule of five games in 11 days in three competitions with a creditable four wins and a draw.

  • Carabao Cup: Tottenham beat Chelsea on penalties

    Carabao Cup: Tottenham beat Chelsea on penalties

    Mason Mount missed the crucial spot-kick as Tottenham edged past Chelsea on penalties after a 1-1 draw to reach the Carabao Cup fifth round.

    A total of nine penalties had been converted before Mount stepped up to take the 10th, but the England midfielder’s effort clipped the post and went wide.

    Chelsea had dominated the first half and new signing Timo Werner netted his first goal for the club with a clinical finish into the bottom corner.

    Spurs responded well after the break and debutant Sergio Reguilon’s side-footed effort from inside the area was pushed over the crossbar by Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, who was also making his first appearance for his new club.

    Jose Mourinho’s side got their rewards seven minutes from time when Spaniard Reguilon’s cross sailed through to the back post for Erik Lamela to coolly convert from six yards.

    With no extra time played, the match went straight to penalties and Mount was the only player to miss.