Tag: Jose Mourinho

Gareth Bale aimed a thinly-veiled dig at old manager Jose Mourinho after scoring a hat-trick in Tottenham’s 4-0 victory over Sheffield United on Sunday. Tottenham were in total control from the very start with Bale, Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Lo Celso and Dele Alli offering a potent attacking threat. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, Bale was the star of the game – the Welshman scored a 33-minute hat-trick with goals either side of half-time to give the north London side a commanding 3-0 lead. Interim manager Ryan Mason has been praised for restoring some of the club’s traditional attacking verve after the negative reign of Mourinho. It’s something not lost on Bale, who told Sky Sports: “(It's) the fact that we’re more on the front foot, we’re ...

Tottenham winger Gareth Bale appears to have taken a swipe at Jose Mourinho’s cautious and negative style, saying the team needed to re-find their attacking pattern. The London club announced on Monday that they had parted company with Mourinho, who had overseen a disappointing period in charge of Tottenham with the team sitting in seventh place when he was sacked. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tottenham dropped 20 points from winning positions under Mourinho, with the ‘Special One’ heavily criticised for his back-foot, pragmatic approach particularly when holding onto a lead in games. It was the reverse situation on Wednesday under the interim boss Ryan Mason as they came from behind – the first time they have done so this campaign after trailing at th...