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José Mourinho has revealed that he was ‘upset’ with Dele Alli during Tottenham’s 3-1 Carabao Cup win over Stoke.
The England midfielder got off to an unusual start, only his fourth of the season, as goals from Gareth Bale, Ben Davies and Harry Kane propelled the Spurs to advance to the semi-finals of the competition.
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Alli has had limited opportunities with the first team this season
Alli was denied twice by Stoke goalkeeper Andy Lonergan in the first half, but gave up the ball for Stoke’s equalizer in the 53rd minute.
The 24-year-old was substituted in the 66th minute when Tottenham manager Mourinho accused him of “creating trouble” for his team.
He said: “Yes, for me a player who plays in that position is a player who has to bond and create and not create problems for his own team.
“In that situation, an objective counter would probably end with a goal, and it ended with a counter behind our defenders.
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Mourinho blamed Alli for his role in Stoke’s leveler
“We were unbalanced because when you are in possession you have wide wings and another midfielder in a different line and they caught us in a counterattack and transformed the result of the match that was totally in our hands, so yes. I’m upset “.
Bale opened the scoring for Tottenham in the 22nd minute, but was forced to retire at half-time with a calf injury.
Mourinho said: “Yes, [it] it was his decision.
“Something that he felt in the last part of the first part and did not want to leave before the second part, so he stayed.
“As he was going to the dressing room, he immediately told me that he couldn’t come for the second half.
“Something with what I think [his] calf. I’m not sure, since at that point I just wanted to reorganize the team and make the change. “
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