Mourinho explains what Bale lacks: “The fears are there …”

José Mourinho has appeared at the press conference prior to the match between Tottenham and LASK on the penultimate round of the Europa League group stage. Theirs are playing it, although the 3-0 in London gives them a small margin of error in the continental competition. As usual in this tournament, Gareth Bale points to starter. The Portuguese coach has been asked about him precisely, aware that the Welshman is still not offering the performance that was expected upon arrival.

“The only problem with Gareth is that he has to get into the dynamics and have the confidence to play back-to-back games without any bad feeling or negative feeling., without any recollection of the recent past when his condition was not the best and the fears were there. But now you have the possibility to evolve and progress physically. You don't need a technical or tactical advance. You just need to regain your confidence to play three games in a week. It's more about that than anything else, “explained Mourinho in the press room.

He also wanted to address the issue of rotations and the reasons why some of his players are not counting on the expected minutes: “Those who are not playing much should have only one thing in mind and that is to show, in the minutes they have, that they should be playing. They must use every minute they have to improve their position. “One of those involved in this question is Dele Alli: “I have no problem with him. My players are happy when they play and they are not when they don't. But the concept above all else is that the team is more important than any of us. “

Finally, he spoke of Harry Kane's injury, which has left him out of the call for the continental game. “I'm not going to tell the nature of Harry's injury. “, relates Mou, although, later, he sends a message of calm to the fans of the team: “I don't want to lie, I think he will play against Arsenal “. Without the English star and injured like Vinicius, Bale aims to take the leader's bracelet and continue taking steps in that search for confidence that his coach asks of him.