José Mourinho, Tottenham coach, criticized his midfielder Dele Alli for the mistake that the English international (starting for the first time since November 26) made in the play that allowed Stoke to momentarily tie Stoke in the quarter-final match on Wednesday of the English League Cup. In the end the Spurs won 1-3 and will play in the semifinals against Brentford (Second Division). The other ‘semi’, Manchester United-Manchester City.
Jordan Thompson was the one who, in a counterattack that made Dele Alli's failure possible, made it 1-1 for Stoke. “A player in his position has to connect, he has to create, not cause problems for his own team,” said Mourinho about Alli, who can leave Tottenham in the winter market and is related to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG ), which could be incorporated as a loan.
“In the first part we were solid. They didn't touch (the Stoke) the ball, nor did they shoot. Instead of killing the game, we kill ourselves, “said the Portuguese coach in relation to Thompson's goal. Mourinho replaced Dele Alli at 66 'with Erik Lamela and the images seemed to show the coach telling the player that his action “cost us that goal.” There he left, visibly angry.
Dele Alli has only started five games this season and was substituted at halftime in meetings against Everton and Antwerp. Against Stoke, the English media withdrew kicking.
Gareth Bale had scored first. Following the Stoke draw, Ben Davies and Harry Kane came to Tottenham's rescue. Mourinho and his Spurs are two games away from winning the League Cup. On Boxing Day the Spurs visit the Wolves on Sunday.