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Tottenham manager José Mourinho speaks after the 2: 1 win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Europa League second qualifying round.
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“In the end, we just started playing with Dyer on defense, and Ben Davis and Lucas got on the wings. We tried to build more triangles up front. We started creating more scoring situations. In the situation where Dinish Almeida was playing the hand, it was a goal from Ben Davis. Precise prize: penalty and red card. At that moment I felt that if we scored the game it was in our hands. Then one of the Lokomotiv players started to lift his leg in the penalty area and protest, so the referee gave him a second yellow card. They were left with nine people. When we scored the tie, we did not panic to score a second goal. Of course, if there was extra time, the opponent would have another 30 minutes to stop us . But we started to push and we scored a second goal. The match was over. When they scored, Lokomotiv started dreaming and that was a moment when we were afraid of our continuation in the tournament, “said Mourinho.
“Bergwein’s situation was a very big penalty. Stephen fell to the ground, but neither the judge nor the referee reacted. They decided not to penalize us. If there was a VAR it would be different. For us it would have been different in the first half. But this match was a great emotion for the boys to feel the drama when you lose in the last minutes of the game, but then you turn the game around, win and go to the next phase, “he added.
“The match was complicated due to the set-up. It was a great match for Lokomotiv. They did the best they could. They didn’t play like in the championship. Normal: they play very offensively. Yes, with the same scheme, but different. Today they were very defensively. We owned the ball most of the game and it was surprising that we didn’t score first. In the first half we hit a beam and they didn’t penalize us. But in the end we won. My bench is stronger than theirs. For we entered players with qualities that changed the game, ”said the Portuguese.
“Ndombele is in the process of evolution. That was not the case last season. Now I see him training hard. He was recovering from an injury and now he is completely healthy. I never doubted his qualities, and perhaps his attitude and professionalism. But at the moment I have no doubts about him, ”said Mourinho.
“I liked Lokomotiv Plovdiv when I saw them. Today they did not play as before. Their coach is very good. In defense he usually plays with three, but today it seems that there were five in defense. In Bulgaria they bet on the first, because the winbacks play more like wings. They play very aggressively and push. That was not the case today. They had come back to defense and relied on a counterattack. Good strategy from the coach. I like football because the small teams can fight against the big ones. I regret that there was no crowd in the stadium, because they deserved to win the Bulgarian Cup and a match against Tottenham in Plovdiv. This does not happen every day. I feel sorry for the Bulgarian fans, “he added.
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