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The humble! José Mourinho praises the ‘very smart’ Sean Dyche after his Tottenham team achieved a 1-0 win at Burnley … and insists that Mauricio Pochettino deserves credit for the incredible partnership between Harry Kane and Son Heung-min
José Mourinho praised rival coach Sean Dyche and predecessor Mauricio Pochettino after Tottenham achieved a narrow 1-0 victory over Burnley.
Son Heung-min teamed up with Harry Kane for the ninth time this season in the 76th minute to give the Spurs victory after stubborn resistance from the locals.
And after leading the North London team to a third straight win, Mourinho was eager to deflect the accolades towards Dyche’s team performance, while also highlighting the work done by Pochettino on his winning partner before coming to Spurs. .
José Mourinho (left) praised Sean Dyche after Tottenham narrowly beat Burnley
‘It was exactly what I expected. I know Sean, I know how difficult he can put it on the best attacking teams, ” Mourinho said. Sky sports after the victory.
“He is very intelligent, he plays with what he has and gave us a very difficult game. So congratulations to him and his boys.
“My players did not play the quality football we want, but for Burnley, not for us. So I think we played a positive game. ‘
Son Heung-min (right) teamed with Harry Kane (center) again to give the Spurs a 1-0 win
The lethal Spurs duo have been one of the stories of the season so far, taking their Premier League goal combinations to 29, the second-most in top flight history.
The pair have been crucial components for Tottenham’s side for several years since the popular former coach Pochettino joined them after bringing Kane to the first team from the academy and signing Son in 2015.
The current manager made sure to give the Argentine credit when asked about his prolific partner.
‘I don’t want all the credit because they played together in Mauricio’s time. They have played together a long time, probably in a different way, ” Mourinho said.
The Portuguese also credited predecessor Mauricio Pochettino with developing the pair.
“Now Harry is probably not always number nine, now he gets into areas that allow Son to score goals in different areas.”
Individually, Son is the top scorer with eight, while Kane has been involved in 13 goals this season, breaking the record for most goals and assists contributed in six games.
Pochettino was Tottenham’s manager between 2015 and 2019, which saw them finish in the top three in three out of four seasons and helped them reach the final of the Champions League in 2019.
