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Publication date: Sunday, September 13, 2020 7:00 AM
José Mourinho pointed to a “weak” aspect of his Tottenham’s performance that cost them dearly, and criticized the referees for the placement of the free kick that led to Everton’s goal.
Tottenham He started his season with a loss after winner Dominic Calvert-Lewin handed Everton all three points.
The Spurs had their share of opportunities in the first half, but morale and effort levels seemed to drop rapidly in the second half after Everton’s opener.
Speaking to BBC Sport after the game, Mourinho He said: “What happened after the goal with more chances is a consequence of conceding the goal and not so good physical condition of some players.
“What happened before the goal was a good game. We had two incredible situations and two good saves from Jordan Pickford. We did not score. The game was open.
“In the second half a goal made the difference in the result and what happened after the goal.
“Against good teams like Everton, if you let them play from behind, they feel comfortable with very good technical players. If you don’t push them, you give them ammo.
“We were lazy in pushing. That is the consequence of a bad physical condition, a bad preseason. Some players didn’t even have preseason. Some players were in the wrong mood. I don’t want to talk about it, I’m not sure.
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“It was too easy for them to play back to front.
“Technically it was not that easy because some players did not have preseason for different reasons. We spent two days with everyone. Two days before the game is not where you can work too hard.
“The goal should not be possible when there are six referees and VAR, letting a free kick take five or six meters ahead because it is a big difference.
“I am disappointed with my team. My message is inside [the dressing room]. I’m so happy I don’t have any more Amazon because these things can stay with us. “
“I am disappointed in the performance, yes. After the goal, Everton dominated the game and were dangerous in counterattacks too
“Removing Dele Alli was tactical. Allan was in that position and Gomes and Docoure were pushing high with plenty of room in those areas. He needed more there.
“The fight starts in the way we don’t push. Our pressure was very poor, I’d say it was lazy pressure. When you have lazy pressure, they build up from your back.
“When you let them play from behind, they feel comfortable with the ball. I repeat that in the first half we had good chances.
“The goal was a bit strange. It is not an excuse for the result, the defeat or the performance: with so many referees on the field and on the line, taking a kick from a minimum distance of five meters (far from where the foul was) is incredible.
“Before the goal I would tell the referees: five meters makes a big difference in the position of our baseline and the angle of the cross.”
When asked if the Tottenham players should have done more to prevent the free kick from moving further, Mourinho replied: “We have meetings even now at Zoom asking the players not to complain to the referees.
“The referee is there, the VAR guys are in contact with him, Graham Scott, the fourth official, is there.
“I will be honest with the players and tell them things that I cannot tell them. But I can tell you to keep working and not to have much time to think because on Thursday we have a knockout match (in the Europa League) so there is not much time to cry or complain ”.
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