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CHAOS REPLACES CONTROL AT JOSÉ MOURINHO'S ANARCHIC TOTTENHAM Spurs’ win at Aston Villa was the fourth 3-2 victory over the Portuguese’s brief tenure and the unlikely entertainer is upwardly mobile in fifth place in the Premier LeagueRichard Jolly at
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Mourinho makes a point to Son Heung-Min at Villa Park. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images Go back a year and, briefly, the Ole Gunnar Solskjær table became a thing. It showed Manchester United rubbing shoulders with Liverpool and Manchester City in the standings since he assumed the reins. If it doubled up as an indictment of his sacked predecessor, now the JoséMourinho table
can make for pleasant reading. Only Liverpool have more points during his time in charge of Tottenham. The figures alone speak of a transformative impact: 26 points later, 14th position has become fifth, which could now carry the carrot of Champions League football. The performances paint a murkier picture. Spurs rode their luck so often when beating City it could scarcely be called a Mourinho masterclass. This was anything but classic Mourinho; yet a game of 41 shots provided the fourth 3-2 of his embryonic reign. Strange as it sounds, it is the most common scoreline of his tenure. Lacking the spine of a traditional Mourinho side, Spurs were altogether different. TOTTENHAM GO FIFTH AS SON HEUNG-MIN PUNISHES LATE ASTON VILLA ERRORRead more
There was chaos, not control; chances, not clean sheets. This was anarchic. At times it looked like Mourinho hated it. The Premier League’s resident prince of darkness slouched back in his seat sullenly, as though frustrated by the lack of tedium. It may be too soon to leave his imprint on Spurs, but these clubs have both been managed in recent years by “Tactics Tim” Sherwood; his influence appeared to have rubbed off, his gung-ho instincts more apparent than Mourinho’s innate caution. In a sense, it was defined as much by Aston Villaas by Mourinho or
the match-winner Son Heung-min. Villa have scored and conceded in every game in 2020 and are making a valiant effort to extend that sequence as far into the year as possible. Their last three matches at Villa Park have contained injury‑time winners. This came coated incruelty.
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0:54 Mourinho jokes his 2018 Manchester United team could be champions after City sanctions – video It was delivered by Son, the willing frontrunner who is scarcely Mourinho’s idea of a striker. If every quintessential Mourinho team includes a target man, Harry Kane’s injury has stripped him of a focal point in attack. Instead, the high‑speed channel-running of three wingers – in Lucas Moura, Steven Bergwijn and Son – made Spurs look more like a throwback to Mauricio Pochettino. “In the middle of the difficulties, we are finding a different way to play football,” Mourinho said. Join the dots, perhaps, because he also said: “I think it is the match since I arrive when we created themost chances.”
THE FIVER: SIGN UP AND GET OUR DAILY FOOTBALL EMAIL. But they conceded plenty as Villa had 18 attempts. If a high‑class defensive midfielder tends to be a cornerstone of a Mourinho side, he instead had a low-class one. Eric Dier’s recall prompted suggestions he was primed to man-mark Jack Grealish, just as he used to detail Ander Herrera to be Eden Hazard’s constant companion. Mourinho has rarely been afraid to act the underdog, to concentrate on stopping even an inferior side and to strip a game of its drama. Perhaps he should have borrowed a tactic from his past. Or maybe he simply concluded he had no one capable of silencing the irrepressible Grealish, of taking Villa’s best player out of the game and reducing the contest to 10 against 10. Serge Aurier kept fouling him – “three whacks on Jack,” as the Villa manager Dean Smith phrased it – while Toby Alderweireld could not get close enough to halt him. Dier, meanwhile, spent much of his time pointing, some of it shouting and not enough actually doing. At 26, he already looks anex-footballer.
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The commanding centre-back has been a staple of a Mourinho side but, if Jan Vertonghen has been Spurs’ struggling Belgian defender of late, Alderweireld assumed that role. He played a part in three goals but could only savour his involvement in one. Having become a father on Saturday, his tiredness could be excused. “Funny game,” mused Mourinho. “It is time to celebrate the goal he scores and forget the goal he scores in our goal.” Meanwhile, his definitive central defender was in the Villa dugout. Either side could have benefited from John Terry in his Chelsea prime, in a team that only conceded 15 league goals in a season. Spurs have already let in 17 under Mourinho. But if he has not been Mourinho enough, an insufficiently pragmatic pragmatist, the table suggests the unlikely entertainer is upwardly mobile.Topics
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Spurs had been playing the same way for 5 years. Poch tried to eliminate randomness, which is something Mourinho has also always done, albeit with different tactics. However, at Spurs Mourinho seems to be actively trying for unpredictability and randomness. He seems to have realised that the squad is short of quality to really dominate games, so by being anarchic there's a chance Spurs will win more games. Towards the end of Poch's time pretty…Jump to comment
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Say what you like about Mourinho but he's getting results, even if a lot of them have seemed somewhat lucky. I confess I thought he was a terrible choice and I'm still unconvinced in many ways but points per game and goals per game are both markedly up on how we were doing under latter-day Poch so can't gripe too much. I was hoping he'd sort our defence out a bit which so far he's seemed incapable of doing, think that's a squad issue as much as a…Jump to comment
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Spurs are quietly making the most of their chances and creating their own luck. Love him or hate him, but Mourinho has efgectively stopped the rot since Spurs reached the final of the Champions league lastyear.
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Tim Sherwood may have been the Tottenham coach six years ago, but of the players at Villa Park yesterday, only goalkeeper Lloris and 96th minute substitute Jan Vertonghen actually played under him. One cannot imagine him having much influence on yesterday's game.Reply
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> Perhaps he should have borrowed a tactic from his past. Or maybe he > simply concluded he had no one capable of silencing the > irrepressible Grealish, of taking Villa’s best player out of the > game and reducing the contest to 10 against 10. Serge Aurier kept > fouling him – “three whacks on Jack,” as the Villa manager > Dean Smith phrased it The two worst fouls of the game were committed by Villa players on Steven Bergwijn; which both Guilbert and Nakamba received yellow cards for. The overall foul count was Villa 12, Spurs 10.Reply
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> “Tactics Tim” Sherwood; his influence appeared to have rubbed > off, his gung-ho instincts more apparent So which of these Tottenham players were ever managed by Sherwood? Maybe Winks when he was in the youth? The person who built this team and took the breaks off was Pochettino. And this same high energy chaos was behind some remarkable results in the Champs League lastyear.
The purists will hate it, but it is fun and as long as it brings results and a chance of silverware, Mourinho will encourage it. He was never a fan of possession based football anyway.Reply
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Cry me a river.
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David Hilton
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"Dier, meanwhile, spent much of his time pointing, some of it shouting and not enough actually doing. At 26, he already looks an ex-footballer." Harsh but fair. At 57, Mourinho is increasingly looking like an ex-manager.Reply
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He has had two consecutive squads down tools, Man U doubtless inspired by Chelsea. An authoritarian manager cannot be effective if known to be ‘breakable.’ I sense a softer approach in him, making a virtueof necessity?
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Discuss Mourinho.
See his interruption of Son interview after this game to make thefollowing comment:
"Are you talking about the goals he scored or the ones he missed? Haha." Nasty.
I just cannot imagine Pochettino making similar type of comment. Mourinho does not have his ego under control and it peeks through despite his best attempts to hide it. He simply has to be the most important person in the team. He is the "i, my, me" in the word"team".
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This type of behaviour why Mourinho teams do not last and why players like Son will be sorely tempted by offers from other teams.Reply
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Indeed. He is the only manager to win league titles all by himself, as in “I won the Italian league...”Reply
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"Are you talking about the goals he scored or the ones he missed? Haha." Nasty.
But Mourinho is right ! Son should have had 4 goals at least. If he can't take a bit of ribbing, then he probably doesn't have the mindset for improving his finishing. If anything, and I know a lot of people don't get this, a little bit of criticism is a great compliment to Son's ability to be even better than he currently is. Jose knows exactly what he's doing.....never let them rest comfortably on a jobhalf done !
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Madmonk35
5h ago
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I reckon he'll tweak them a bit in the summer, powerful new defenders, a defensive midfielder and a big forward a la Drogba or Lukaku, if he had a season similar to 17-18 with United most Tottenham fans wouldtake that I think.
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Madmonk35
28m ago
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Mou's second season is always his best. It is downhill from there. Spurs will probably do well next season. I'm unsure how much longer Mou will last after that.Reply
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9m ago
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Not sure how much longer Mou will last? History teaches - none.Three is his absolute max.Reply
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ScouserWithBusPass
6h ago
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It would be good if the guardian allowed us to have a civilised debate on the problems at City.Reply
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ScouserWithBusPass
27m ago
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I think you're confusing what the guardian will allow and what ispossible.
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TriniBoyinNYC
6h ago
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Funny part about all of this is when United smacked Newcastle at home the pundits were like... “it’s only Newcastle!” But here Mourhino is serenaded... go figure!Reply
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TruthCounts
6h ago
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What about Dele? He missed a half dozen opporchancities.Reply
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TruthCounts
6h ago
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Even Jose can have a haircut go wrong it seems. We've all been there.Reply
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nuttynaylor
6h ago
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It is very strange watching Tottenham lately. Winning but seeming soawful at times.
But today they did create much more, they did tackle and overall they deserved to win. I think Aurier must go now. He squanders so many good attacking positions and his random defending is a horror show waiting to happen. That said he did make one great tackle today. I also hope Dier improves but he is no where near the player before illness and injury and not strong enough for a start or the bench atthe moment.
Anyway nice to see us winning. COYSReply
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Goddle
6h ago
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It's an AWAY win as well...another one. This is nearly a Jose team...some minor deadwood to go (Wanyama and probably Dier...Foyth) and then we start fresh. The team will be completely recycled in two transfer windows...some excellent signings bedding in and fingers crossed, champions leaguefootball again.
With possibly Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd missing out... Even if we don't make it....so much to look forward to.Reply
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iesteve
6h ago
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Could you imagine trying to create a defensively solid team with Serge Aurier in the side? It would be like hiring an arsonist at the match-stick factory.Reply
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giveusaclue iesteve52m ago
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Love that
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cozumel
7h ago
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Spurs are in such a weird place right now. Mourinho has transformed them into a counter attacking team, but unlike his previous teams, where defending and caution was emphasized over everything else, the backline is leaky and unstable, and reminds me of the current Barcelona shaky backline. I'm also amazed at his trust in Serge Aurrier, a specularly undisciplined player who fouls unnecessarily near his box, makes silly unforced errors and provides terrible service, a highly un-Mourinho type of player.Reply
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Friggity
8h ago
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This team couldn't beat Villa's women team until Jose turned up so there is definitely a strategic change apparent. It reminds me of his Madrid team where talent is unleashed to counterattack with the players trusted to create their own patterns. To effect that strategy you have to almost lull the opposition into thinking they are better than their personnel suggests. And to get that going there is probably a sweet spot of 40-45% possession. It's going to be interesting to see what happens when Kane returns.Reply
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apgbud Friggity
8h ago
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Are the women's team better than the men's team? Because they did beat the men's team earlier this season.Reply
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Friggity apgbud
6h ago
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I meant 'away' as their away form was horrendous for a while there.Reply
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Magee123
8h ago
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Tottenham will finish in the top five this season and will probably finish in the top three next season. All the manager has to do is keep the players he has and take credit for the success built in by hispredecessor
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theredbear Magee1236h ago
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The predecessor who had them in 14th place after 12 games?Reply
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theredbear
25m ago
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The one who took them the CL final.Reply
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ID2295359
9h ago
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" The Premier League’s resident prince of darkness slouched back in his seat sullenly, as though frustrated by the lack of tedium. " Some truth in that. Jose wants to be always 2-0 up and cruising. But this Spurs team is a 'reactive' team...they almost need to go behind in order to find their true fighting spirit. And being ahead is a luxury to be squandered.....it seems. Some look a bit jaded (Dele, Dier, Moura) and possibly need to be rotated. Bergwijn was eager, as was Jedson when he came on. Too many games like this will take their toll over time. We can't afford any exhausted players at the business end of the season. I think Jose now has the options to play different systems which he didn't have before now. That will test his 'frustrations' for sure !Reply
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BiggusGeeus1973
9h ago
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Eric Dier is not the player he was when he joined the club, but to say he already looks like an ex-player is harsh, bordering on spiteful. For me, he looks a little off the pace as if he’s still not 100% fit. I’d like to see him next season after he’s worked on his fitness... I’m assuming he’ll be a long way from the Euro 2020 squad, but it’s easy to forget that he scored a penalty to get England into a World Cup semifinal not that long ago... I for one am hoping he gets back on track, perhaps as a CB rather than CDM...Reply
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BiggusGeeus1973
9h ago
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Labelling him as “low class” is not exactly classy journalismeither, ffs...
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BiggusGeeus1973
8h ago
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I suspect if I had referred to the writer of this piece as low class and looking like an ex-journalist I would have been modded. Andrightly so.
Perhaps it would have been a good idea before filing the piece to ask "would I be prepared to say this to the player in person?" .Reply
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muckatron xck33l
7h ago
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You'd have plenty of time to walk away before Dier reacted.Reply
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CeeDee
9h ago
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C'mon, you know Hannibal Lechter was the hero in Silence of the Lambs.Reply
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mstromaine
10h ago
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Great result even if patchy. Seat of the pants stuff. You got your moneys worth whether you are a Villa or Spurs fan. Apologies to Villa but football is cruel. A great match for the objective observer.Reply
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jetboyzaf
10h ago
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'Only Liverpool have more points during his time in charge ofTottenham.'
I found that fact staggering.. Spurs have not played well and yet ..... Maybe not such a bad appointment after all..Reply
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Rumbero jetboyzaf
9h ago
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Selective stats.
Did you know that in the last 10 games only Liverpool and Ma City have taken more points than Everton?Reply
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Rumbero
9h ago
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It’s a pretty important stat though, isn’t it? Given that it is really the only stat that matters and dictates how successful you are at the end of the season, I’ll take it over the number of corners or team distance run, etc...Reply
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7h ago
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Except since it dates to when he took over (as opposed to 10 games, 5 games etc) then it’s not selective...Reply
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GatehouseAmi
11h ago
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> Meanwhile, his definitive central defender was in the Villa dugout. What was Marco Matterazzi doing there?Reply
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GatehouseAmi
8h ago
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Hiding from Zidane.
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ClayReggazoni
11h ago
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Spurs had been playing the same way for 5 years. Poch tried to eliminate randomness, which is something Mourinho has also always done, albeit with different tactics. However, at Spurs Mourinho seems to be actively trying for unpredictability and randomness. He seems to have realised that the squad is short of quality to really dominate games, so by being anarchic there's a chance Spurs will win more games. Towards the end of Poch's time pretty much all teams played the same way against Spurs as they were so predictable, which made them easierto stop.
Under Mourinho, the opposition isn't quite as sure as he's mixed things up a lot. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but it's definitely giving Spurs something to hold on to.Reply
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ClayReggazoni
1h ago
1 2
to be fair to Poch, Poch never really had support from Levy prior to last summer. In the summer, he brought in two great players in Lo Celso and Ndombele to change the way we played and never really had an opportunity with these two due to GLC's injury and Ndombele's lack offitness.
Arguable, two of the 3 best players for Jose in the last few games have been Son, Bergwijn (2 games only) and Lo Celso. I think Poch could have turned it around with the new players if given the time but it's of course all hypothetical.Reply
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11h ago
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Jose is doing a good job.Reply
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