The dismissal of José Mourinho at Tottenham surprised many. Not so much for the fact itself as for occurring when there was less than a week to play in the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. Ryan Mason took over the team on an interim basis and, if he triumphed in his premiere in the Premier (2-1 at Southampton), he could not overcome Guardiola's and a goal from Laporte executed the Spurs (1-0). The result ventures an even clash, but the citizens they dominated the game from beginning to end and winning the first title since 2008 seemed chimerical at times.
Thus, it was not the defeat that caught the attention of one of the analysts with the sharpest verb of the present time, but the way in which it occurred. Jamie Carragher, former Liverpool captain and seated at the microphones of Sky Sports, charged at the players and took the blame off Ryan Mason. In addition, he said he did not understand the reason for Mourinho's premature goodbye: “Forget the defeat, they are not expected to beat Manchester City, it was the way it happened. Many speak of what had happened with José at the helm. Yes, I think it was a strange decision (to fire Mourinho), but this is the fault of the players “.
“Many people say, 'typical of Spurs, they are weak', and I fight against that because it is a vague analysis. I've seen some brilliant equipment on them. Not winning the Premier or the Champions League, I honestly wouldn't expect that from them. But with Pochettino for three or four years and with Redknapp for two or three they were fantastic. But what bothers the fans are these kinds of matches. In the last four finals they have played they have not scored a single goal. These types of encounters are those that place that label on him and neither I nor the fans can fight for them, “he continued.
Criticism of Reguilón
In addition, he added several forceful adjectives in his speech and focused the blame on Sergio Reguilón, who was overtaken by Riyad Mahrez in the clash: “We are talking about football basics, you have to have a little courage. What can the coach do? How can you make this team play? They don't want the ball and they don't win duels. Reguilón was horrible, terrible in the game. He thought he had Mahrez tied closely … No fight and no courage. After that first half, I have never seen a team be so lucky to go 0-0 at halftime (…) They played like a team that was fighting to avoid relegation, they had no courage to want possession, “he settled. Mason now has five Premier matches to try to save the season and enter the Champions League. Although with Chelsea five points away, it will not be easy.