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A 'beautiful' fight! Jose Mourinho on Tottenham players altercation

Updated on: 08 July,2020 07:03 AM IST  |  London
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spurs boss Mourinho sees positive side to altercation between Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris and teammate Son Heung-min during win over Everton

A 'beautiful' fight! Jose Mourinho on Tottenham players altercation

The above screengrab shows Tottenham's Hugo Lloris (right) confronting teammate Son Heung-min (left) during half-time of their English Premier League encounter against Everton in London on Monday

When Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris confronted Son Heung-min on the field at half-time, Jose Mourinho was far from annoyed. The manager renowned for his own flashpoints and volatility was delighted to see tensions between teammates erupting in public view. "It was beautiful," he said. "Probably it's a consequence of our meetings."


Angered by the timidity of a 3-1 loss at Sheffield United in the previous English Premier League round, Mourinho saw the passion he wanted as Tottenham this time secured a 1-0 victory over Everton on Monday.


Reason for the fight


Just before the break, with Tottenham leading, Son lost the ball which led to Richarlison having a chance to equalise but striking wide of Lloris's post. "I think to concede a chance a few seconds before half-time because we don't make the pressing properly, that annoys me but it's part of football. Move on," Lloris said. Only, Lloris didn't when the whistle blew for half-time, shouting as he raced over to Son. Giovani Lo Celso and Harry Winks intervened to split the clashing teammates before they headed into the dressing room.

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho with Son Heung-min after the 1-0 win over Everton. PIC/AFP
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho with Son Heung-min after the 1-0 win over Everton. PIC/AFP

Son had created the goal in the 24th minute. The South Korea forward knocked the ball forward to Harry Kane who squared for Lo Celso to strike on the turn and Everton defender Michael Keane deflected the ball into his own net. "An amazing kid that everyone loves like Sonny, a team boy," Mourinho said.

"But in that situation the captain thought the last minute of the first half you have to do more for the team. You have to give a different effort than you give. A couple of bad words but I think it's something very important for the team to grow up." In the dressing room, Mourinho told them: "I have no doubt you will stick together until the end." That they did. Tottenham moved up to eighth place with its second victory from the four games since the league resumed after a three-month suspension.

But it's not only the hopes of returning to the Champions League that are in the balance for Spurs. Even qualifying for the Europa League is uncertain with five games remaining.

Pressure on players

"If you want to blame someone for that it is me. I was critical of my boys because they are not enough critical of themselves [in Sheffield]... I asked them to demand more from each other. That pressure to give for everyone," Mourinho said. "When you play a season like this one it is very easy to fall apart as a team," he added.
"Today we showed we are still together and ready to compete and ready to fight until the end."

At the end of the game, Lloris and Son embraced on the pitch—despite the need for social distancing to be maintained due to the Coronavirus pandemic which means no fans are allowed into games.Catch up on all the latest sports news and updates here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates.

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