[엑스포츠뉴스 김정현 인턴기자] The days of Tottenham Hotspur’s coach Jose Mourinho are beginning to end in the second season.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-3 in the away match against Dynamo Zagreb in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 in the 2020/21 season held on the 19th (Korean time), and was eliminated in a total of 2-3 in the 1st and 2nd leg.
In the first game after Son Heung-min was injured, Tottenham suffered a big nose injury and shocked, and fans again strongly criticized Mourinho.
The British media Independent also saw that Jose Mourinho’s time was running out. The Independent said after the game, it was time for Tottenham Hotspur’s chairman Daniel Levy to consider Mourinho’s move.
The media said,’When Tottenham went through his first slump in January, coach Mourinho still had the potential to win trophies in three competitions, and there was a possibility in fourth place. In particular, the Europa League was the biggest goal. It was a great opportunity to secure a championship trophy that will remain in history as well as a ticket to the UEFA Champions League. They are now completely obsolete,” he said.
The media said, “Currently, Tottenham have been eliminated from the Europag and FA Cups, and with the current performance, it is too difficult to win the League Cup final or to expect good results in the Premier League. After winning 2-0 in the first game, Zagreb went to jail, but Tottenham criticized that he was defeated by the Croatian League team, 19th in the UEFA League rankings.
Then,’Something that shouldn’t happen has happened. Mourinho’s defeat is even more shocking than his loss to Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League as manager of Manchester United. I don’t want to comment any more about the level of the squad. It is a defeat that can never be forgotten. Coach Mourinho has always told Levy that Tottenham’s squad is a winning squad. He said that the squad showed off performance that was far from winning.
“The truth of football is that players depend on the coach. The criticism of the players is bound to be a criticism of the manager’s tactics. Tottenham’s elimination and sluggishness as it is now means that Mourinho’s tactics and management are no longer at the highest level. He is sticking with player management methods that are no longer effective for younger players. It has been proven at Manchester United and Chelsea, and tactics are now out of date,” he said.
Although Tottenham is close to winning the League Cup, there are still doubts about the quality of winning the League Cup. Coach Mourinho also bet on the Europa League, but he also failed.
Now, what matters is how Levy evaluates coach Mourinho for his first full-time season.
Coach Mourinho, who has been said to be a squad enough to win, is currently criticizing the players every time they lose, and their performance is not coming out properly.
It seems that the future of manager Mourinho will be decided whether Levy will evaluate this situation as a problem of the quality of the squad or a problem of coach Mourinho’s teaching method.
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