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José Mourinho says the firing of Frank Lampard at Chelsea demonstrates the brutality of modern football management.
Club legend Lampard was relieved of his duties just 18 months after a winning streak in five Premier League games left the Blues 11 points behind leaders Manchester United.
Lampard won three Premier League titles with Chelsea as a player with Mourinho, who expressed his sadness at the news before admitting that it is a reality managers always fear.
“It always saddens me when a colleague loses his job,” Mourinho said, “Frank is not just a colleague, he is an important person in my career, so I am sorry he did (get fired).
“But it’s the brutality of football, especially modern football, so when you become a coach you know that sooner or later it will happen to you.”
Spurs late relief at Wycombe
Harry Winks has scored two goals in his last nine games for Tottenham in all competitions, as many as in his first 151 appearances for the club.
Mourinho’s comments came after the Spurs survived a scare at Wycombe to book an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton.
The Spurs seemed drawn into extra time by the championship fighters as they missed a number of game-killing opportunities after Gareth Bale’s goal canceled Fred Onyedinma’s first surprise goal for Wycombe.
Even the intro from Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son couldn’t do the trick until the final five minutes when a hit from Harry Winks and a quick double from Tanguy Ndombele sent Mourinho’s men out.
The late goals were a relief for Mourinho, whose team is back in Premier League action on Thursday when champions Liverpool visit North London.
There were just 72 seconds between Harry Winks who gave Tottenham the lead and Tanguy Ndombele who made it 3-1
“I knew the game was going to be tough, we started to prepare for the game by showing the players what they did a few years ago at White Hart Lane,” said Mourinho, referring to the 2017 fourth round tie that Spurs won 4- 3 to death.
“Six of these players and the coach are still on this team. I think it was a good start and then we prepared for the game knowing that it could be difficult and it was. It is not easy to manage their style of play.
“If you don’t score, they stay in the game and it was great for us to score in the 85th minute because that gave us the possibility of not playing extra time, which would not have been good for us.”
José impressed by Bale and Winks
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José Mourinho was delighted that Tottenham forward Gareth Bale played a major role in the FA Cup win at Wycombe
The game would have been a different story if Bale had been more clinical in front of goal, as he missed several opportunities to add more goals to his account.
But it was still a noteworthy night for the Wales international, as he completed the first 90 minutes of his second spell at the club in his first appearance since 23 December.
“It was good, it was good,” Mourinho said. “A good move. Someone against you, hitting people, attacking people, creating chances. Of course, scoring a goal.
“Other than that, I never felt like I couldn’t play the 90 minutes. I never felt like I needed to change it and that’s good. Of course, the Championship is a good competitive level and the aggression is high and the intensity is good. I’m happy.
“We had some good performances from the guys who started the game. Of course, Winks, the man of the game, which is well deserved because I thought he was very, very good at everything he did, aside from scoring.
“The goal is just a small important detail but (I’m) happy because I think the team’s attitude was very professional and it’s the kind of game that even if we lose because we don’t take risks and they score in the final minutes, let’s say I wouldn’t be sad about the very professional performance. “
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