‘What Happens Stay Inside … It Was A Very Fair Meeting’: Jose Mourinho Reveals Showdown Talks With Tottenham Players After Sheffield United Defeat Leaving ‘Worst Potential’
- Jose Mourinho revealed that Tottenham had a judicial inquiry following the defeat of Sheffield United
- The club’s hopes for Champions League football were almost shattered on Thursday
- The Spurs boss explained that players and staff could give their opinion
- In Bramall Lane, Mourinho had questioned his team’s mental vulnerability
Jose Mourinho has revealed that he held a locker room investigation with his Tottenham players after the slack defeat to Sheffield United on Thursday.
The Spurs boss cut a bleak figure to his post-match press duties, admitting he had deflated due to the way the team’s hopes for European football further derailed on Bramall Lane.
Tottenham is next in action on Monday-evening against Everton – and is dying in 10th place in the collision and is in dire need of a positive outcome to save their season.
Jose Mourinho has revealed that Tottenham held a team investigation after the defeat at Sheffield United
The Spurs boss revealed that he had been deflated by the way his team had lost
And in a desperate attempt to revive the club’s ailing fate, Mourinho lifted the lid on a recent meeting between the players and the coaching staff.
According to the 57-year-old tactician, who admitted that the midweek setback had left him ‘a little destroyed inside’, the team was also able to give their own opinion on Spurs’ dramatic fall by grace.
He said, “What happens inside stays inside – I think that’s a golden rule – but it was a very honest meeting.
Mourinho explained that his players could also voice their opinions in the showdown conversations
“It was not a monologue, it was a dialogue, because the players also had the opportunity to talk to me, and we shared opinions, we shared emotions, and we shared analysis.
“I’ve lost a lot of games in my career, but the ones that gave me the worst taste possible are the ones I think we should do much more than we did.”
During the consequences after the defeat in Yorkshire, questions were asked about the mental vulnerability of the players that Mourinho was available to.
The defeat in Yorkshire left Mourinho also raising concerns about his team’s mental vulnerability
The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager admitted he was worried his side would be reversed after the break – and his biggest fears were confirmed after further goals in the second half by Lys Mousset and Oli McBurnie.
Even a final blow from talisman Harry Kane would not be able to offset the doom and gloom the club is currently covering.
After the game, Mourinho said, “You have to be ready to face negative moments and go to the last moment.
“Now I know the profile of my players more. I felt it. I was afraid we wouldn’t be strong enough to cope in the second half. ‘
Tottenham, 12 points adrift from the top four, is next Monday in action against Everton
Tottenham has endured mixed form since the Premier League returned after its three-month hiatus.
The club has won one, lost one and drawn one so far, and their hopes of clinching Champions League football have been nearly destroyed.
With Monday’s game held by their rivals, Mourinho’s squad are 12 points adrift with only six games to go.
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