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Feb282021 by JBNo Comments

Harry Kane must leave Spurs to join Man Utd or Man City, says Danny Murphy

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Harry Kane has been warned he risks wasting his career at Tottenham if he fails to move to either Manchester City or Manchester United this summer. Kane is on course to become the club’s record scorer, while he’s in contention to break Alan Shearer’s Premier League record, but he is yet to win major silverware with Spurs. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘It’s a huge summer for Harry Kane. If he doesn’t leave Tottenham now, he never will. He’ll finish as the club’s record goalscorer and have a statue built outside the stadium if he stays but at the expense of winning the trophies his talent deserves,’ Murphy wrote in the Daily Mail. ‘I’m sure he’s thinking about it every day because time isn’t on his side. Right now, he is among the best three strikers in ...

Feb222021 by JBNo Comments

Jose Mourinho claims his methods are the best in the world after Spurs defeat vs West ham

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Jose Mourinho has insisted that his methods are ‘second to nobody in the world’ after Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to West Ham on Sunday. The loss to David Moyes’ side has now left Tottenham nine points behind West Ham, who currently occupy the fourth position in the Premier League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Spurs have lost five out of their last six Premier League games, which has led to big questions over Mourinho’s methods. But the 58-year-old is confident that he is the right person to get Tottenham out of their current slump in form. When quizzed on if he questions his own way of working with his players after West Ham defeat, Mourinho replied: ‘No, not at all, not at all, zero. ‘Because sometimes the results are a consequence of multiple situa...

Feb122021 by JBNo Comments

Jose Mourinho blasts Gareth Bale over ‘contradictory’ Instagram post

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Jose Mourinho has blasted Gareth Bale for his ‘totally wrong’ & ‘contradictory’ Instagram post which partly overshadowed Spurs' FA Cup defeat against Everton. The Wales international’s return to Tottenham on loan from Real Madrid has now backfired with the player a shadow of his former self. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bale was left out of the matchday squad which travelled to Merseyside and eventually succumbed to a 5-4 defeat after extra-time. Mourinho claimed the former Southampton player was missing because of an injury, but the Welshman had posted a message hours earlier in which he intimated he was ready to return to football action. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s Premier League game against Manchester City, Mourinho took the opportunity to...

Feb42021 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho warns Tuchel about his easy Chelsea job ahead of Tottenham clash

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Jose Mourinho has fired a warning to Thomas Tuchel that he will have no excuses if he fails to turn Chelsea into a title-winning team and believes he has an ‘easy’ job at the club. The Tottenham boss won three Premier League titles during his two spells at Stamford Bridge, helping mastermind the end of the dominance which was enjoyed by Arsenal and Manchester United. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I don’t think it’s very difficult to coach at Chelsea because I was champion three times, (Carlo) Ancelotti was champion, Antonio Conte was champion,’ he said ahead of Thursday’s London derby. ‘It cannot be very, very difficult because we win titles there. I believe Chelsea always has great players and great squads and good coaches are happy to work with these...

Jan282021 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho explains why he’s not friends with Jurgen Klopp

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Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says he cannot consider Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp his friend due to a lack of time spent together. The two managers are set to meet for the 13th time on Thursday when Liverpool play Spurs in what could be a crucial Premier League clash. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While Mourinho says he has huge respect for Klopp, the Tottenham head coach says he has not spent enough time with the former Dortmund manager to consider him a friend. Pointing to his personal history with Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who played under Mourinho at Porto, and Brendan Rodgers, who was a coach at Chelsea, he says it is only possible to become friends with managers after a long period of time together. He said: "I'm not a friend of Jur...

Jan232021 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho sends message to Liverpool after falling short of Chelsea’s unbeaten record

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Jose Mourinho has congratulated Liverpool on getting close to matching Chelsea’s unbeaten home Premier League record, though doubts the milestone will ever be toppled. Liverpool's 68-game unbeaten run at Anfield was ended on Thursday by Burnley, with Ashley Barnes scoring a penalty in the 83rd minute to secure win for the club for the first time since April 2017. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Reds had been starting to look towards the blues' outstanding unbeaten home record of 86 games without defeat between 2004 and 2008. But, they fell 18 games short of the benchmark – most of which were recorded during Mourinho’s first spell at Chelsea – and the current Spurs manager believes it is one of few sporting records that may never be broken. ‘You kno...

Jan222021 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho refuses to back Lampard after Chelsea sack rumours

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Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has refused to offer his backing to Chelsea boss Frank Lampard after reports claiming that the blues are considering sacking the 42-year-old. Lampard’s future is under huge threat at Stamford Bridge following Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Leicester City earlier this week. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The defeat means they have now lost five out of their last eight Premier League games, and the club’s hierarchy are now reportedly considering other options to Lampard. Mourinho hailed Lampard as the best professional he has ever worked with during Tottenham’s ‘All or Nothing’ series on Amazon Prime. But, the Spurs manager has turned down the chance to offer some words of encouragement to Lampard during Chelsea’s poor run of fo...

Jan22021 by JBNo Comments

Jose Mourinho picks his favourite Premier League team

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Jose Mourinho has named Aston Villa as his favourite Premier League team after seeing Tottenham down much-lauded Leeds in north London. Spurs eased to a 3-0 win in their latest top-flight game, with their Portuguese manager once again getting the better of Marcelo Bielsa. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Leeds have won many admirers this campaign, with the Whites refusing to change their ways after returning to the Premier League, but Mourinho is not their biggest fan. His next Premier League game will see Spurs head to Villa on January 13, with Mourinho expecting a tough test against Dean Smith’s team. Mourinho told BT Sport after suggestions that an “easier” run is approaching for Spurs: “When we played the people who are considered the top six people...

Dec192020 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho aims dig at Klopp, saying he didn’t deserve best FIFA coach award

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Jose Mourinho couldn’t resist aiming a dig at Jurgen Klopp after the Liverpool boss was named Best FIFA Men’s Coach for the second year in a row, saying Hansi Flick’s ‘only chance’ was if Bayern had won seven titles. Klopp, who led Liverpool to their first Premier League in 30 years, beat off competition from Marcelo Bielsa and Flick to win the award at the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony which held in Zurich. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Many expected Bayern manager Flick to come out on top because he steered his team to five pieces of silverware last season, including the UEFA Champions League and the Bundesliga. And a shocked Mourinho questioned how the German coach beat ‘poor’ Hansi Flick to the prestigious award. ‘I think the only chance f...

Dec172020 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho aims another dig at Klopp with substitution criticism

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Jose Mourinho has aimed another dig at Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and his backroom staff by saying he was forced into making a substitution due to their behaviour on the touchline. They exchanged heated words after the Reds' late 2-1 victory over Tottenham, and Mourinho criticised Klopp's actions during the game, saying: "If I behave the same way he does on the touchline, I do not stay there." (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Early in the second half of the game, Giovani Lo Celso received a yellow card for a late challenge on Andy Robertson, and he was then replaced by Lucas Moura ten minutes later. And in quotes by the Evening Standard, Mourinho said he felt he had no choice but to make the substitution due to the pressure Klopp & his staff were pu...