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Publication date: Monday, November 2, 2020 7:47 AM
Tottenham manager José Mourinho poked fun at Real Madrid and admits he’s intrigued to see what the reaction is to Gareth Bale’s winning goal against Brighton in the Spanish capital.
Bale jumped off the bench to finish off the first goal of his second stint in North London. The goal turned out to be important, as a 2-1 win over Brighton and moved Spurs second in the Premier League.
The Wales international rejoined Spurs on a one-season loan from Real Madrid in September. He endured a torrid last couple of years in the Spanish capital, after losing favor with Zinedine Zidane. Further, was highly criticized by fans.
It’s been a slow start for him at Spurs. But nevertheless, Bullet he is feeling the love at the club where he became the most expensive player in the world.
And clearly Mourinho is delighted by him.
“I’m very happy for him, especially for him because he deserves it,” he said. “When I have five minutes I go to Safari to look at the Madrid websites to see what they say.
“He knows that we care about him and we know that he cares about us, the team and the club, the Spurs. He fits the bill perfectly, he’s very calm, very intelligent, he has good feelings.
“Before I had bad feelings, because the training process was hard. His body was suffering a bit. But we gave him everything he needs.
“I mean sports science, medicine, my assistants, the other players. I am very happy that he scored this winning goal.
“I’ve already said it for a week or so, I’m saying it’s getting better. It’s not just by looking at it, the data supports our training process. We knew. The good news is that Gareth knows it too. We share ideas and we share feelings.
“He still doesn’t have 90 minutes of a Premier League game on his legs. But we are using the Europa League to complement their training process.
“We are using some Premier League matches when we decide to play with him. The normal tendency for him will, of course, be to get better and better. I will always be this careful with him until we feel like he’s ready. “
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Mourinho puzzled by the VAR
Bale came to the Spurs’ rescue while they were detained in a game dominated by VAR drama.
VAR official Jonathan Moss awarded Spurs an early penalty, awarding Harry Kane who was fouled in the penalty area when he looked marginal, and Kane sent the penalty home for his 149th Premier League goal.
The referee then ruled that Brighton should not receive what looked like a clear penalty, and even advised referee Graham Scott to check for Tariq Lamptey’s second-half draw, but the goal held up after what looked like a foul on Pierre. -Emile Hojbjerg.
Mourinho said it shouldn’t be the coaches’ responsibility to go out and try to explain the decisions.
“They are decisions that I think you should explain and not leave us in front of you, and us explaining things that many, many times we cannot find an explanation,” he added. “So I prefer not to talk about it.
“I see Scott as a good referee. He had the opportunity to go to the screen and see on the screen what we saw in the bank on our iPad. I should explain it, but I know that is not going to happen, so let’s go ahead and talk about a very difficult game that we won.
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