SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for Spurs video interviews, reaction and more. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for Spurs video interviews, reaction and more. But despite the goodwill the Argentine had generated, he was sacked in November 2019, five months after reaching the club's first-ever Champions League final. "Of course I am going to try to add some details and sometimes details that can make the difference and progressively we will arrive to a fingerprint but the style of play has to be always adapted not just to the club culture but especially to the players' qualities. Spurs have taken 18 points from seven games since the restart, with a thrashing of Leicester the latest triumph and vindication As I always say there is not one manager in the world who doesn’t like to play, and to help young players to develop. Mourinho moans at Solskjaer as Spurs ... a 3-1 home loss to United saw Tottenham fall six points from fourth ... finish since being runners-up three years ago under Mourinho. Another defeat against Jurgen Klopp's men in January started a run of five defeats from six league games to leave them facing a huge battle to secure a top-four finish never mind contesting for the title. If you decide later that you no longer wish to receive the emails, simply follow the unsubscribe link in one of the newsletters - but we don't think you'll want to. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has become one of the latest Tottenham Hotspur stars to react to Jose Mourinho’s departure on social media, with the midfielder insisting on Instagram that it was an honour to play under the Portuguese. Spurs spiral puts Mourinho under the microscope. SHARES. “Matt Doherty did the warm-up with us,” Mourinho said. With Spurs sliding down the table and crashing out of the Europa League in embarrassing fashion to Dinamo Zagreb, it’s no exaggeration to say that the return fixture on Sunday could well be the death knell for Mourinho and his ill-fated spell at Tottenham. The work we did for two days we hope that is a plus. 1. Mourinho has come under a lot of criticism over the past few months amidst Tottenham's struggles. Do you want all the latest news from around Tottenham Hotspur Football Club straight to your email inbox? But of course if one of the two teams wins and gets an advantage, that can be important in the direct duel. However, Spurs … Jose Mourinho has claimed that he knows exactly why Tottenham keep dropping points this season but may never openly explain. The vast majority of Pochettino's squad still remain in N17 minus Jan Vertonghen, who joined Benfica on a free transfer in the summer, but Mourinho had to make changes there to help his side get to the next level. 2. I was lucky to have Scott McTominay as a kid, Rafael Varane as a kid, [Mario] Balotelli as a kid. Spurs are four points off top four and must now rely on the Europa League and their place in the League Cup final as the remaining chances of silverware. Today he made a mistake," Mourinho said afterward. And Mourinho knows defeat on Merseyside could be costly. “If one team wins, of course, it gets an important advantage over the other.”, A post shared by Tottenham Hotspur (@spursofficial). "We cannot win the Premier League this season [2019/20]. I want to respect the base and the base is the work they did for five and a half years. 2. Revealed. We’ve taken a look at how the Premier League table would look if it began when Mourinho was appointed by Spurs. Mourinho has come under … ... Spurs have won just two of their 10 league games to slide down to eighth place -- seven points adrift of the top four. "I am just here to follow the process and get across my ideas in a progressive way: don’t lose that stability, don’t create the confusion in their brains. In the past he was criticised as divisions became apparent in the clubs he'd worked at and the same appeared to be happening at Tottenham, with a number of the squad finding themselves out of the picture for long periods. Spurs spiral puts Mourinho under the microscope Jose Mourinho has suffered back-to-back home league defeats for the first time in his 20-year managerial career. The 3-1 defeat to Manchester United on Sunday, where Spurs squandered a first-half advantage, took their tally to 18 points dropped after being in the lead – a record that is only second in the Premier League to Brighton’s 20. “I know why it happened and I know also that you can look at it in a different perspective,” he said. By. "The problem is some of them get players to bring through and some don’t. In a really good position to kick on at the turn of the year with the team riding high in the league table, 2021 has turned out to be a complete nightmare for Spurs. UK Sport Published: Apr 15, 2021 Last Updated: 22 hours ago. With seven games remaining Spurs lie seventh, six points behind fourth-placed West Ham. Under his watch Spurs moved into their gleaming new £1 billion ($1.3 billion) stadium. Not in the relation to all the others that are around. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Leeds United owner comments on Spurs’ under fire Mourinho. 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Spurs beat the struggling Cottagers 1-0 on Thursday night thanks to Tosin Adarabioyo's first-half own goal - with Mourinho's men now five points behind fourth … Sadio Mane made Spurs’ defence payc / POOL/AFP via Getty Images. We hope that is an update. Mourinho may have come in for plenty of criticism in the past about bringing youngsters through but he definitely did do this at Tottenham and the club could be set to benefit for years to come as a result. By. Pressed on when he would be willing to share his thoughts, he replied: “Maybe never.”.