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The Tottenham manager was in a bad mood after the defeat in Belgium, where he already replaced four players after the first 45 minutes.
Tottenham suffered a surprising defeat to Belgian Antwerp in the Europa League on Thursday night. That caused Spurs manager José Mourinho to take an unusual step.
After the game, the Portuguese posted a message on Instagram, where he expressed his disappointment after the performance against the Belgian team.
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“A bad performance deserves a bad result. I hope everyone on this bus is as disappointed as I am. Tomorrow there will be training at 11 (UK time).”
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Lior Refalov scored the only goal of the match at Bosuilstadion in a match in which Mourinho made four team changes already after the first half.
The London club performed well below average in the match and after the end of the match Mourinho said they could have made eleven changes during the break, if possible.
However, the fact that the Portuguese has made himself public, through social networks, to criticize the players, generated reactions. Former Arsenal stopper Martin Keown is among those who don’t like the way Mourinho communicates it.
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– Keep it in the closet. I feel like I’m losing some respect for this coach. Several of the players who were taken off the field are likely injured. Some feel their careers are over and those who made it were not much better, it says according to the Daily Mail.
– It can be hurtful
Keown was among the guests in the studio of the English channel BT Sports.
– If you want to talk to me, talk to me directly. This is the kind of message that should be kept internal. This is worn and a bit childish. Players must keep their mouths shut, but then he drives to post on Instagram, Keown continues.
– He’s tough on the players, but he needs to have these players with him. Criticism should be the same for all players. It should be a way back for all players and receiving that message can be damaging, the former stud giant believes.
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According to the Daily Mail, it seemed obvious that Mourinho is losing patience with several of the players, and especially Dele Alli is highlighted by the newspaper.
The midfielder was disconnected from the club in the summer window, but he stayed. In Thursday’s game, it was the second time in three starts this season that he was taken off the field during halftime. Giovani Le Celso, Steven Bergwijn and Carlos Vinicius also retired.
As for Dele Alli, he has been left out of several Mourinho rosters this season and hasn’t impressed when given the opportunity.
Mourinho: – Everyone deserves a chance
Although the Tottenham manager did not speak specifically about Alli after the game, he hinted that “future withdrawals from the team will be easy after this.”
– Well, you know who our best team is. You know it, as I know it and everyone else knows it. But I think all players deserve a chance, Mourinho said after the game, according to the Daily Mail.
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– We have a large squad with many good players and it is my job to give them the opportunity to play. So they must seize that opportunity with both hands and show that they deserve more opportunities, continues the Portuguese.
Despite the weak performance in the Europa League, Tottenham are far behind in the Premier League so far, where the club is number five in the table with eleven points.
On Sunday, the London club will play at home against Brighton.
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