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‘He can’t just be the guy to cover him’: José Mourinho insists Carlos Vinicius can play WITH star forward Harry Kane after starring in Europa League win
Tottenham coach José Mourinho has promised more from striker Carlos Vinicius and even raised the possibility of him playing alongside Harry Kane.
The Brazilian made his debut in the Europa League Group J match against LASK and made a good impact, creating two goals in a 3-0 win in North London.
He scored goals both times for Lucas Moura and Son Heung-min and would have opened his account if Andrés Andrade hadn’t made a Gareth Bale cross into his own goal.
José Mourinho says Carlos Vinicius can play alongside Tottenham star forward Harry Kane
Mourinho was excited about his debut and says he may be more than just a backup for Kane.
“He played well, but he can do better,” Mourinho said. ‘It’s still a shame, it’s not easy not to speak English so adapting to the group, despite having incredible guys who try to make him feel good, is not easy.
‘Different football, different way of playing, of thinking, learning the way we push, learning the attack movements.
‘He is still in a learning process, Vinicius can be much more than this. But in the first game I’m very happy, the only thing missing was a goal.
But we can see that he’s much more than … he’s not selfish, he’s a good target, he can even play Harry Kane when his good time comes
The new signing made an impressive debut with two assists against LASK
Mourinho said Vinicius played well but has room to improve on his Tottenham team
He can play with Harry and not just be the guy to cover him. I am very happy and the feelings of everyone in the team are good towards him. ”
Kane had a rare observation from the bench and saw Vinicius get involved early on.
He got off to an unfavorable start, missing a babysitter from eight yards, but grew up and set up Moura’s opener in the 18th minute with a good play.
Gareth Bale was supposed to be the story of the night, making his first start of his second spell at the club, and nearly got a goal off Vinicius, but his center was turned into his own goal by Andrade.
Vinicius then placed Son in the final 10 minutes to complete a memorable debut for the club.
It was a night that highlighted the strength of the Spurs squad, with Mourinho making eight changes, with left-back Ben Davies in a central defensive role.
Mourinho insisted that the Brazilian can play alongside Kane and is not just a cover for the star
The Welshman impressed Mourinho, who says he doesn’t have to alternate with left-back Sergio Reguilón.
“A bit like Harry and Vinicius,” Mourinho said. When we talk about Vinicius being a good player too and we say that he only plays when Harry doesn’t, it’s good that Vinicius can play with Harry.
Ben and Reguilon are a bit the same. Can they play together or have one play and the other has to be on the bench? Yes, they can play together and that is a very good thing for us.
Ben is very smart. So it is quite easy to understand the difference between playing left back, center with five or center with four.
‘Of course lefties there are not many centrals with left foot. Some clubs have them, but most don’t.
“Having it as an option is also good because to attack, preparation is also important.”
LASK was never in the game and his head coach Dominik Thalhammer knew the task was too big.
“It is a Champions League team, so our vision has to be realistic,” he said. ‘You have to recognize that there is a gap between the two teams. You can’t wait to come here and win, Tottenham are a superior team with fantastic individual players. ”
