Mourinho admits one Tottenham star is ‘completely dead’

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho claimed his players are knackered as his side were knocked out on penalties in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Norwich keeper Tim Krul was the hero of the night for Norwich as he saved two spot-kicks as the Canaries won the game 3-2 on penalties.

After the game Mourinho responded to Eric Dier’s altercation with the fans before insisting that he didn’t feel his side deserved to be eliminated but admitted “that’s football”.

Tottenham took the lead after 13 minutes when Jan Vertonghen headed in from a Giovani lo Celso cross.

However, Norwich showed fighting spirit and got their reward when Josip Drmic managed to bundle the ball into the back of the net after Spurs keeper Michel Vorm fumbled a shot.

Spurs came into the clash with several key players injured, putting pressure on the rest of the squad.

“Harry Winks was completely dead,” Mourinho admitted after the match.

“I think he’s started 11-12 games in a row, we had many many players in trouble.”

“Some of my players were really, really in trouble and they made an excellent effort to try.

“I’m not going to say what everyone knows but I have to say [Steven] Bergwijn, it’s too much for him to play as many minutes as he has to play.

“I think we deserved to win on 90 minutes and on 120.

 

 

“I’m so sad for the boys but I don’t criticise, I just can’t.

“The boys, they gave what they have and what they don’t have.

“Some reached the limit, like Lucas [Moura], like Berwijn, they reached the limit and they told me ‘one more minute and I am in big, big trouble’.

“Some of the others stayed and stayed until their limits, when I look, for example, to Giovani Lo Celso, a performance I feel was absolutely incredible.

“After the equaliser, the team had an incredible reaction. Normally, you could just die, and even in a moment where Lucas was not playing, Bergwijn was not playing, without them, the boys who were on the pitch tried absolutely everything to win.

“We were so close in 90, so close in 120, then we lose on penalties. It was frustrating and I repeat, I’m very sad for the boys.”

 

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