Mourinho digs out his undersized blanket to deal with Spurs challenges | David Hytner

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After 11 weeks in charge, the Tottenham manager is playing to the gallery with his tough love and ruthless gestures

José Mourinho has problems at Tottenham. You may have heard of them but here is a precis. In the absence of Harry Kane he has no centre-forward. The squad have imbalances. Son Heung-min is not a No 9 but he has had to play there. Lucas Moura is not really a central striker but has had to play there.

Ryan Sessegnon is not a left-back but he has had to play there. Tanguy Ndombele cannot last 90 minutes and, to put it bluntly, it is time he sorted it out. Players are in the red zone in terms of fitness and are succumbing to injury – they cannot cope with the schedule.

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Written by David Hytner
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/06/jose-mourinho-tottenham-problems under the title “Mourinho digs out his undersized blanket to deal with Spurs challenges | David Hytner”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.