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Tottenham coach José Mourinho commented before the game with Lokomotiv Plovdiv that everything is black and white, given that if the spurs win, they will advance, and if they lose, they will be eliminated.
“I think the mood here after the loss to Everton is the same as in Lokomotiv Plovdiv after the loss to Ludogorets,” Mourinho said.
“I think Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Tottenham are out of luck with the draw. Lokomotiv Plovdiv could have had a much easier opponent than us, and we could have had a much easier opponent than them,” he added.
“The placed teams should be much lighter than the unplaced, and the unplaced with a weaker reputation than Lokomotiv. It will not be easy, as it is one match. In two matches the situation will be different from one. Everything will be decided tomorrow in Plovdiv and I think we will have a difficult match. We will give the necessary respect to Lokomotiv, which it deserves, “continued the Portuguese.
“The truth is that tomorrow everything is black and white. If you fight, you continue, if you fall, you fall. I think this is a strong race in which my team can develop. We will try to win the Europa League tournament ”, added the Special.
“I don’t think Tangi Ndobleme can start as a starter against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He ended the season with an injury. He started the season again with an injury. He is in the process of evolution. He is working hard. He is not ready to start as a starter and play during 90 minutes “.
“I am more impressed with the team than with the players. Of course, I have analyzed the players individually. I have prepared my players well so that they prepare as well as possible.”
“I leave eight players in London. They will prepare with one of my assistants. At the moment our team is large. We will travel to Bulgaria with a group of 18 players. All Tottenham players are from team A.”
“They have played more matches than us. They are in better physical condition than us. They played five championship matches, plus the final of the Bulgarian Cup, which they played a few months ago, plus the Super Cup match. In recent weeks they have played two games against the champion. It is normal that they are in better condition than us, but we have a better team. I hope that a better team means more. They will be very motivated, but I hope we can beat them. It is only one game, we are out, it is a elimination, but we know that the game is very serious for us. “
“First we have to win three games to get into the real Europa League. Now qualifying, we have to take three games to get into the group stage. If we don’t, nothing will happen. The tournament is strong, as teams also enter. leaving the Champions League. Alkmaar and Benfica withdrew yesterday from the Champions League qualifying round, and then in December other teams that are third in the Champions League group arrive at the tournament. Europe League is a very difficult tournament to win. The most important and the most difficult thing for us now is to qualify for the groups, because the format is different, “said José Mourinho.
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