[엑스포츠뉴스 김정현 인턴기자] When he lost his third straight victory, Mourinho also expressed regret.
Tottenham Hotspur, led by coach Jose Mourinho, lost 0-1 to Giorginho in a home game against Chelsea in the 22nd round of the Premier League on the 5th (Korean time) in the 2020/21 season.
In the process, Tottenham offered a penalty kick by Eric Dyer’s absurd tackle to Timo Werner. On this day, Dyer showed an uneasy appearance, making mistakes without backpass and build.
In an interview with BT Sports right after the game, coach Mourinho said,’The difficulty was that the ball did not belong. The fatal thing above all was PK. I had a few chances, but I couldn’t survive, and losing with such a PK is hard to accept. They seemed less confident, but Lucas Moura and Eric Lamela changed the atmosphere of the team.
He continued, “I couldn’t change the result in the end, but the players showed me trying to do something with each other. It’s a positive part, and we need to manage our defeat today and prepare for the Sunday game.
Coach Mourinho said at a press conference after the game,’Chelsea overpowered the game in the first half. They scored the opening goal and they took the ball. We were in a very low position. He said the fact of the first half was that they took the edge and the penalty kick decided the game.
He continued, `In the second half, Chelsea were not overwhelming and defended from a low position. But we didn’t score.
When it comes to the squad, coach Mourinho said,’Sergio Regilon, Harry Kane and Giovanni Law Selso are our offensive football players. Dele Ali has a good form, too. It’s about not having players who make a difference. Confidence is a problem,” he said.
When asked about the atmosphere of the team, coach Mourinho said,’I saw a sense of cooperation. It is not easy to see this due to bad results and injuries, but at a good moment, we could confirm it and it appeared well in the second half.
Head coach Mourinho, who lost his third straight victory, tried to find the positive side of the Tottenham squad, but expressed regret to the players by saying that he simply could not take advantage of the attack, which was still struggling to score.
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