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José Mourinho has been surprised by the events that led Gareth Bale to declare himself unavailable for Tottenham’s FA Cup tie against Everton. The coach said Bale had requested an injury scan and was left out of the team for the 5-4 loss in overtime at Goodison Park after saying he was uncomfortable.
“I think it’s better for me to say: we played West Brom on Sunday and he didn’t play, he was on the bench,” Mourinho said. “On Monday I was a little surprised that he wanted to have a scan because he did not feel comfortable.
“He did not train on Monday, then on Tuesday he trained with the team but they informed me that his wish would be to work with sports science for a couple of days to strengthen that area where he did not feel comfortable.
“That is why he is not here. I don’t think it is an obvious injury, I would say that he feels uncomfortable and because of that training session he could not be 100%.
When asked if he felt that the Welsh international, who has been restricted to 15 games this season on loan from Real Madrid, needed to play despite criticism, Mourinho said: “Gareth was not here. I wanted to make the situation very clear, about which I am being completely open and honest. “
