Reuters
Tottenham coach Jose Mourinho rebuked Dele Alli for showing off and losing the ball, which led to Stoke City leveling, before Tottenham won 3-1 in the English League Cup quarter-finals.
“(Stoke) got a counter-attack. So, definitely I was angry,” said the Portuguese coach, after giving Ali a rare starting spot in the Stoke City match on Wednesday.
Ali missed several chances to score before losing the ball, allowing Stoke to launch in a rare counterattack, as Jordan Thompson equalized 1-1 in a match dominated by Tottenham.
On this, Mourinho said: “For me, the player who plays in this position (the second striker) should be cooperative, create chances and not cause problems for his team … We were strong in the first half. (Stoke) did not touch the ball and did not shoot on the goal, and did not He gets a corner kick. Instead of eliminating the match, we caused ourselves problems. “
Mourinho appeared to be punishing a robot, as he substituted him after Stoke’s goal in the second half, and pictures showed that he had told him, “Your attempt to pass with the heel cost us this goal.”
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Tottenham will play in the semi-finals of the English Premier League Cup against Brentford, competitors in the English Premier League, while Manchester United will play against Manchester City for a place in the final, scheduled for the 25th of next April, at Wembley Stadium. .
Source: Reuters
