“It’s beautiful … if you want to blame someone, it’s me”: José Mourinho Praises his Spurs players for exploding against Everton after Hugo Lloris confronted Son Heung-min for not tracking, and insists that ” it was important for the team to grow ‘
- Jose Mourinho has described a heated part-time exchange as ‘beautiful’
- Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was seen pushing Son Heung-min half-time
- The Frenchman was angry at Son’s unwillingness to track
- Mourinho said the raid was due to him demanding more of his players.
- Despite the heated exchange, the Spurs beat Everton 1-0
Tottenham Hotspur chief José Mourinho described the moment when Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min were engulfed in a furious raid as “beautiful” as the Portuguese claimed responsibility for the heated exchange.
The images show goalkeeper Hugo Lloris running to speak to his South Korean teammate when the North London club left the field at halftime during their game with Everton.
The Frenchman pushes the attacker and Giovanni Lo Celso, Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko intervene to separate the pair as they enter the tunnel at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Jose Mourinho described the time when his players raided as “beautiful”
Spurs stars Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min were spotted colliding at halftime on Monday.
The Frenchman runs to Son and pushes him for not tracking in the opening half
Son confused as Spurs captain expresses frustrations with teammate
Harry Winks, Giovanni Lo Celso and Moussa Sissoko intervene when the group leaves the field
And Mourinho has shared his thoughts on the fiery showdown between two of his star players, saying that his players demand more of each other.
“It is beautiful,” he said after his team secured a 1-0 victory. ‘Probably if it’s a consequence of old encounters, if you want to blame someone for that, it’s me.
“ I was critical of my children because they are not critical enough of themselves. I ask you to be more demanding and more demanding of others.
‘I ask you to call your colleagues and express that team spirit to give everything for everyone and the situation at the end of the first half where an incredible child that everyone loves in Son, a team boy, but in that situation the captain thought I had to give more.
“I don’t know if there was any momentum or not, but it was important for the team to grow.” Because for the team to grow, they must demand of each other and be strong personalities, and I was very pleased. I told them half-time that I had no doubt that they would stay together until the end.
Mourinho said the line developed as a result of him demanding more of his players.
Despite the trade, the Spurs beat Everton 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Spurs captain Lloris, who was unhappy with Son’s lack of effort to track when the Spurs were defending, expressed guilt that the exchange was taking place on the field.
“It belongs to the locker room,” he said. ‘Outside you can say what you want but there is a lot of respect inside the locker room. What happened between Sonny and me is part of football sometimes. No problem, you can see that at the end of the game we are more than happy to be part of the team.
‘Yes (it was in relation to him not tracking Richarlison’s opportunity). I think giving an opportunity a few seconds before halftime because we didn’t press properly bothers me.
Son and Lloris were seen holding each other as players waited to re-enter the field on Monday
The fall came as a surprise to some, as the Spurs had gone to halftime thanks to an own goal by Michael Keane in what was an uncomplicated first half.
Sky Sports commentator and Manchester United legend Gary Neville said: “I would like them to show so much fire on the field.”
Former Tottenham striker and Game of the Day host Gary Lineker was taken aback by the scenes, tweeting, “ OMG Son and Lloris should be kept separate. Of all the players they wanted to discard, they would not have chosen those two. Shows they care, I guess.
Sky Sports expert Jamie Redknapp said: ‘He’s proud and there’s a reaction, he doesn’t want to see Son do that. Then he yells at Son.
Lloris and Son are two key figures on the Spurs’ side as they seek to scale the league table.
‘It’s probably the most exciting thing that happened in the middle. That could be a consequence of what happened in the Sheffield United game, he didn’t challenge and then he approaches.
When the teams reappeared on the field of play for the second half, cameras captured Lloris patting Son on the head and the couple share a hug before leaving.
José Mourinho’s team has endured a poor season by its high standards. Last season’s Champions League finalists withdrew from the competition having been completely defeated by RB Leipzig, and they are 10th in the Premier League before tonight’s action.
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