Former Tottenham defender reveals where it all went wrong under Jose Mourinho

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By Ben Browning

Published: April 25, 2022 3:02 pm

Last updated: April 25, 2022 3:11 pm

Former Tottenham defender reveals where it all went wrong under Jose Mourinho

Former Tottenham fullback Serge Aurier has revealed that the poor relationship between the Spurs dressing room and then assistant coach Joao Sacramento was a key reason that Jose Mourinho’s time in charge in north London didn’t work out.

Mourinho was sacked six days before the Carabao Cup final in 2021, in what many saw as a PR move following the backlash to the Super League announcement made 24 hours earlier. While there was little doubt that his tenure in charge of the Lilywhites was doomed and becoming increasingly unpopular, the timing was suspicious.

And, in pinpointing where it all went wrong, Aurier, who left the club in the summer of 2021 by mutual consent, was quick to point to his subordinate, Joao Sacramento.

‘Sometimes players need more love and attention’, he told the Telegraph. ‘I’m not speaking for José, I’m speaking for his assistant. Joao is a tough guy and he didn’t have a good relationship with the dressing room, that’s why everything deteriorated. There was a lack of good communication.’

‘It was one of his first experiences in a first team and he lacked calm with the players’, the Ivorian continued. ‘I needed to be more concerned about the person behind the player. Sometimes when you don’t play a lot of s— goes through your head, and you need someone to calm you down and help you, to give you good vibes, not to send you negative messages. And I think it all started there.’

Aurier in with chance of Silverware

Serge Aurier, now with Villareal, has the chance to add another giant-killing to his list following Unai Emery’s side’s 2-1 aggregate win over Bayern Munich as they host Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals.

The Yellow Submarine look to be at risk of missing out on European football totally should they not lift the Champions League, but whether they can stop the Liverpool juggernaut that is targeting an unprecedented quadruple is another matter.

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Premier League table

# Team PM D P
one Manchester City 33 59 80
two Liverpool F.C. 33 63 79
3 Chelsea F.C. 32 40 65
4 Arsenal F.C. 33 12 60
5 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 58
6 Man Utd 3. 4 two 54
7 West Ham United 3. 4 8 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 4 49
9 Newcastle United 3. 4 -fifteen 43
10 leicester city 32 -4 42
eleven Brighton & Hove Albion 3. 4 -eleven 41
12 Brentford F.C. 3. 4 -8 40
13 Southampton F.C. 3. 4 -16 40
14 Crystal Palace 32 two 37
fifteen Aston-Villa 32 -4 37
16 Leeds United 32 -30 33
17 Burnley F.C. 33 -16 31
18 Everton F.C. 32 -twenty-one 29
19 Watford F.C. 33 -36 22
twenty Norwich City 33 -47 twenty-one
player Team goals
Salah, Muhammad Liverpool F.C. 22
Son Heung Min Tottenham Hotspur 17
Ronaldo, Christian Man Utd 16
Jota, Diogo Liverpool F.C. fifteen
mane, sadio Liverpool F.C. 14
Kane, Harry Tottenham Hotspur 12
Tony, Ivan Brentford F.C. 12
DeBruyne, Kevin Manchester City eleven
Mahrez, Riyadh Manchester City eleven
Saka, Bukayo Arsenal F.C. eleven
Zaha, Wilfried Crystal Palace eleven
Mount, Mason Chelsea F.C. 10
Dennis, Emmanuel Watford F.C. 10
Pukki, Teemu Norwich City 10
Sterling, Rahem Manchester City 10
raphinha Leeds United 10
Vardy, Jamie leicester city 10
Smith-Rowe, Emile Arsenal F.C. 10
Bowen, Jarrod West Ham United 9
Fernandes, Bruno Man Utd 9

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