“Nobody cried for us”

José Mourinho is not a coach who leaves you indifferent and less when you have a message to share publicly. The repeated complaints of Pep Guardiola and, mainly, Jurgen Klopp, at war with the calendar, substitutions and televisions, received a message from the Portuguese this Friday, after the Europa League game that Tottenham drew in Austria against LASK (3-3).

Tottenham had to face a succession of eight games in 18 days as the season dawned, at which point Mourinho asked Southgate to ration Harry Kane's minutes to avoid possible injuries. “By the way, we played four games in a week and no one was crying for us or showing support for it. And now, my teammates, when do you play those games?”, said to BT Sports that of Setúbal in reference to that precise moment of the season and the current complaints of their namesakes from City and Liverpool.

Likewise, He slipped his own complaint, as the particularity of the season has caused Burnley, Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa to have a pending match at this point. “What is very difficult to accept is that four teams have one game less than the rest and do not even know when they are going to play. It is difficult to accept because it can affect the competition. I was trying to find an answer, but no one can give it to me. “

“Crying children”

Mou's statements have not gone unnoticed in England and the Daily star He dedicates his cover to them in the football section. In it, two babies appear in a cart, with the faces of Klopp and Guardiola and a “crying childrencry babies) “as the headline. Besides explaining that” José charges against his rivals for their complaints “. Tottenham will play again this Sunday in the North London derby against Arsenal (5:30 pm CET) and will try to maintain a first position they share with Liverpool.