Jose Mourinho orders Tottenham to training tomorrow after claiming he wanted to sub off EVERYBODY
FUMING Jose Mourinho wanted to replace EVERY Tottenham player at half-time and has ordered them to train tomorrow following a shock Europa League defeat.
Dele Alli was one of four players hauled off at the interval after Ben Davies’ blunder handed Lior Refaelov a 29th minute winner for Royal Antwerp in Belgium.
And the Spurs boss fired what appeared a warning to under-performing fringe players like England midfielder All.
Mourinho said of his half-time replacements: “I would like to make 11. I didn’t make five because I was afraid of a long 45 minutes.
“There is only one to blame, I chose the players to start.
“Tonight my future choices are going to be very easy. It is my responsibility.”
“Before matches you always ask me why this player is not playing, why this player is not playing, why this player is not selected.
“Maybe now for a few weeks you don’t ask me that because you have the answer.”
Loanee Gareth Bale lasted just 58 minutes before being replaced by Harry Kane.
But neither Kane nor fellow sub Son Heung-Min could inspire a serious revival as Antwerp leapfrogged Tottenham at the top of Group J
And Mourinho added: “We can only blame ourselves and praise the opponents.
“I would prefer to praise them as they played a magnificent game and played to the maximum of their level… we played an awful game
“The performance was poor, the result is poor.”
The ex-Chelsea and Manchester United chief even posted a grim Instagram verdict below a picture of himself on the team coach.
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Mourinho wrote: “Bad perfomances deserve bad results. Hope everyone in this bus is as upset as I am. Tomorow 11 AM training.”
And in a reference to this Sunday’s home Premier League clash, he bashed his team’s display further in front of the cameras.
Mourinho said: “Brighton is much better than Antwerp. Period. Brighton is a much more difficult game.”