LASK wants to experience the grumpy José Mourinho

“He was very nice before and after the game, and I’ve been following him on Instagram ever since,” LASK coach Dominik Thalhammer said of meeting star coach Jose Mourinho six weeks ago in London. On Thursday (December 3, 6:55 pm), Tottenham will meet again in the fifth day of the Europa League, meanwhile, even leaders in England.

“We are not going to bow down to Tottenham and froze in amazement. We want to be very brave ”, emphasized Thalhammer. But he also knows: “We need an outstanding performance, no matter who plays for Tottenham.” Especially since athletes have to struggle with a long list of defaults (Trauner, Filipovic, Balic, Grgic and Raguz). After all, Andreas Gruber reported that he fit in again.

The fact that the British arrive without star forward Harry Kane (injured), among other things, does not matter to Thalhammer. He also doesn’t want to talk about a possible British B-team: “It would be disrespectful because Tottenham don’t have a B-team and it would also decrease our focus.

Mourinho again showed great respect

His counterpart once again showed great respect for LASK. As the English press only asked questions about their players, Mourinho began to talk only about the athletes: “We beat them relatively easily at home, but this match, I know them very well, does not reflect the balance of power between the two teams. . I keep referring to LASK as our strongest opponent in the group, ”said the Portuguese, speaking more than just polite phrases.

Perhaps the Linzers will confirm Mourinho’s high opinion on the field. Referring to Mourinho’s grumpy post after Tottenham’s defeat in Antwerp, Thalhammer said with a wink: “I would be glad if he would post something like this again, because that would show that he is dissatisfied and that we have shown a good performance.

Regarding the possibility of promotion to the knockout round, Thalhammer (although the starting position is understandable) buttoned himself: “We have resolved not to think of any scenario, we just want to accept the challenge from Tottenham. That’s the approach, because we also depend on the side game. “