Jose Mourinho questioned the « attitude » of his Tottenham players and apologized to the club’s fans after Thursday’s shocking Europa League elimination.
Spurs took a 2-0 lead in Croatia, when Dinamo Zagreb won 3-0 in the second leg of the round of 16 at Maksimir Stadium.
Mislav Orsic scored a breathtaking hat trick to complete the surprise. The last of his goals came in overtime and Mourinho lamented his team’s lack of hunger to win the game after the final whistle.
« When I forget the last minutes of overtime when we did something to make another one Scoring the result and getting through it was a team in the 90 minutes and first half of extra time that decided to leave everything on the pitch, « Mourinho told BT Sport.
» You have sweat, energy, Leave blood. In the end they even left tears of happiness. Very humble and dedicated. I have to praise them. On the other hand, my team. I repeat, my team. They didn’t look like it was an important game. If it was for one of them is not important to me.
« For the respect I have for my career and my job, every game is important. For every Tottenham fan at home, every game is important. Another setting is required. Saying that I’m sad is not enough.
« What I feel is much more than sadness. I just left the Dinamo dressing room where I praised the boys and I’m sorry for that a team is not my team that won the game because of their attitude and compromise. I feel more than sad. It is.
« Football is not just about players who believe they do more Have quality than others. The foundation of football is attitude. You hit us. I explained to the players the risk of playing like we were. It happened because I only believe the players. « Realized that it was in danger when they scored the second goal. »
Spurs only have one trophy to play after they were eliminated from the Europa League, and they run the risk of missing a top four in the Premier League.
Mourinho’s side fell six points behind Chelsea, who are currently bottom of the Champions League after winning a 1 against Arsenal at the weekend : 2 defeat in the derby. This was the ninth top division loss of the season.
Tottenham could have qualified for continental competition by winning the Europa League, but now they have to win the majority of their remaining ten games to hope for a cut The Lilywhites will also be strong underdogs when they face Premier League leaders Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final in May, and Mourinho’s position could be challenged beforehand if results don’t improve immediately .
« I can only apologize to the Tottenham supporters, » added the Portuguese boss to his team’s recent setback. « I hope you feel the same as me.
» Today is live or die and this is the moment we die. I have the same feeling in a few other games. We have to try to do our best until the last day of the season. «
Tottenham will now turn its attention to a competitive game at Aston Villa on Sunday, after which the international game will come into force .
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