SM
Barcelona vs. Brann: 7 hrs 32 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
SL
Premier League | Gameweek 21
Jan 1, 2020 at 3pm UK
 
SL

1-0

Ings (17')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Jose Mourinho slams "idiot" Southampton coach after St Mary's clash

:Headline: Jose Mourinho slams 'idiot' Southampton coach after St Mary's clash: ID:384710: from db_amp
Tottenham's top four hopes suffered another blow with defeat to Southampton.

Jose Mourinho branded Southampton's goalkeeping coach Andrew Sparkes "an idiot" after they clashed in Tottenham's 1-0 defeat at St Mary's.

Mourinho received a yellow card from referee Mike Dean after the altercation in the second half, where the Portuguese was understood to be annoyed at time-wasting tactics from the Saints.

The Tottenham boss' frustration boiled over after watching his side labour to a poor defeat, as well as losing striker Harry Kane to injury on the south coast, where Danny Ings' first-half goal gave the hosts the points.

Asked about the incident after the game, Mourinho said: "I think the yellow card is fair because I was rude, but I was rude to an idiot.

Mourinho criticised VAR (Mark Kerton/PA)

"And for some reason, I was rude, but I was and because I was I deserve the yellow card."

Southampton counterpart Ralph Hasenhuttl played dumb on the incident.

"I cannot tell anything, I'm so concentrated on my game, I can only look at what I can teach my players," he said.

"I don't want to say anything. I have a very high opinion about this manager – he did so much for football.

"To win against his team is one thing that is interesting me today. It is not easy to play such a strong side."

“I think the yellow card is fair because I was rude, but I was rude to an idiot”
- Jose Mourinho

Mourinho was perhaps deflecting from what was a disappointing showing against the Saints as Spurs' top-four hopes suffered another blow.

He also heavily criticised VAR after a possible penalty for a foul on Dele Alli in the first half was not reviewed, while Kane had a goal chalked off for offside in the action where the striker injured himself.

"For me the referees are not the referees," he said. "I think the VAR should change their name because Video Assistant Referee is not true.

"It should be VR – Video Referee – because they are the referees. It is strange. You see the refs on pitch and they not the refs, they are the assistants.

"The other guys in the office are the ones who make the big decisions of the game. In relation to the offsides, we had Harry Kane's goal against Brighton disallowed for offside by I don't know what margin.

Harry Kane suffered injury in defeat (Mark Kerton/PA)

"Then Norwich had one ruled out against us. I don't know what half an inch that was. Then today, this one I confess I haven't watched yet.

"What I know is Dele Alli penalty was a penalty and the VAR didn't interfere. He then interfered in a penalty that from 75 yards away I knew was not a penalty.

"It was the Harry Kane with the rebound when McCarthy comes with Dele from 75 yards away I knew it wasn't a penalty.

"But they let the VAR analyse it to try to make us blind about the penalty that was a penalty.

"Sometimes it goes in our favour like at Norwich and sometimes against us. But the direction it is taking us in is really really wrong.

Hasenhuttl got the better of Mourinho (Mark Kerton/PA)

"I think the first step should be to change the name from VAR to VR."

For all Mourinho's bluster, he overlooked the fact that Southampton deserved to win as Ings continued his fine scoring form with his ninth goal in 10 games.

The Saints have now won five of their last eight Premier League games and are sitting comfortably in mid-table.

"It's a fantastic start to the year – a really intense game," Hassenhuttl added. "Best performance at home so far.

"We were so aggressive, so committed, very difficult to create chances against this team.

"Everyone was doing his best job. We can score always but the key was the work against the ball and the clean sheet. This is the biggest difference from two months ago.

"Ings is in an unbelievable moment when he has a chance he scores, to do what he did today you need a lot of self-confidence and he is full of confidence."

amp_article__384710 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2020-01-01 18:28:57:
html db last update - 2021-02-23 21:01:37 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Jose Mourinho

Click here for more stories about Tottenham Hotspur

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .