– I think he lives dangerously – VG

Recently, in mid-December, Tottenham was at the top of the Premier League. Since then, there have been five losses, two draws and two wins. And if we talk about the last 12 league games, they have only given three victories.

– A few weeks ago Tottenham was mentioned as a candidate to win the League. Chelsea now play with them at home, says old Tottenham giant Erik Thorstvedt in the TV 2 studio during halftime.

Tottenham is now in eighth place, and is 14 points behind Manchester City in a closed place. Chelsea, on the other hand, now have just four points to Liverpool in fourth place.

The Spurs suffered their third consecutive loss in the league. It occurs for the first time since 2012, when André Villas-Boas was the boss. And Mourinho had never lost two straight home games before in his long career as a manager.

– We don’t like (this statistic), but the way we ended the game gives me positive feelings, says the Spurs coach in an interview broadcast on TV 2.

– We eliminated in the first half. But it was something completely different in the second half. We are missing many important players, continues Mourinho and lists who is out.

– I think he lives dangerously, says Erik Huseklepp as an expert on TV 2 about José Mourinho.

Mourinho had a heated argument with referee Andre Mariner as he left the field, but it is unclear what the Portuguese complained about. In the subsequent interview, he explains:

– It is difficult to accept the penalty and painful to lose the game in this way.

– I think he is one of the best referees in the Premier League. It puts me in a position to tell you that I didn’t like your judgment today.

Eric Dier blew it for Tottenham in the first half. He fired Timo Werner and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Tottenham have given away five penalties this season. And Jorginho was not wrong when he had the opportunity, despite the fact that Hugo Lloris was on the right track and was good after the ball.

– Incredibly clumsy of Dier, says Erik Huseklepp in TV studio 2.

– This is slim, says Erik Thorstvedt about his old club.

– We work hard. “I think we deserve the victory,” says match winner Jorginho in an interview broadcast on TV 2. Earlier in the season he missed three penalties in all tournaments, but had the confidence to shoot again.

José Mourinho rushed into the player’s tunnel to take the halftime talk after a first half in which Tottenham had no chances. Had there been spectators at the game, the Spurs players could have risked a pipe concert on their way to the locker room.

And the hosts certainly improved after the break. Tottenham moved up the team and pushed Chelsea better.

Hugo Lloris had several good interventions in the second half, including when substitute Christian Pulisic arrived on a particularly dangerous visit to Tottenham’s cage and on a dangerous shot by Mason Mount from the corner of the penalty area.

– He was not wearing goalie boots, Mount smiles after the game according to the BBC.

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20 minutes before the end, Mourinho opted to put Erik Lamela and Lucas Moura in, while Steven Bergwijn and Tanguy Ndombele had finished playing the night. And Lamela had one of the best chances when he shot in the corner, and Chelsea goalkeeper Mendy saved very well. Carlos Vinícius and Eric Dier also had useful attempts. But it was the day that the finals were not marked for Mourinho’s men.

Tottenham, without Harry Kane and with Gareth Bale on the bench, came from two defeats in a row, against Liverpool and Brighton.

Thomas Tuchel had gotten off to a good start as Chelsea manager, but Thursday’s game against Tottenham was the German’s first real test. Now he continues without losing to the Blues.

– Superhappy, is the German’s comment in an interview shown on TV 2.

– We fought feverishly for a second goal to end the match. I am happy with the attitude. It was a solid performance.

Tuchel is Chelsea’s first manager with zero behind in their first three league games since Mourinho in August 2004 (also three).

The bad news for Chelsea was that Thiago Silva had to leave the pitch with a knee injury.

In addition to three league titles, Mourinho also won the FA Cup once and the League Cup three times during his two seasons with Chelsea. Before the game he said that “it is not difficult to win with Chelsea.”

José Mourinho had made three changes from the team that lost to Brighton on Sunday. Serge Aurier, Eric Dier and Carlos Vinicius entered the starting eleven. Joe Rodon, Davinson Sánchez and Gareth Bale came out. The Portuguese says he hopes to have Harry Kane back next time, which is West Bromwich on Sunday.