LONDON (AP) – Jose Mourinho had just finished his third and final replacement at Tottenham when Eric Dier ran off the court in front of him.
Tottenham 1-0 to Chelsea on Tuesday, the technician continued his field center in the locker room.
“He’s not happy,” Dier said, “but there’s nothing I can do about it, nature called it. “
Tottenham a purpose on the court, a boy on the court and without his guyager.
“I’m just pushing him, ” said Mourinho, “to get him back as soon as possible. “
Dier soon returned to the pitch to help Mourinho see his previous appearance and triumph in the league cup quarter-finals in his first full season with Tottenham.
Erik Lamela had to match in the 83rd minute, nullified Timo Werner’s goal in the first half. Then, once the match went straight into the after-90s, Tottenham scored all shots before Mason Mount hit the edge of the post with Chelsea’s fifth.
Tottenham, who was licensed in the fourth circular for coronavirus cases at Leyton Orient, completed 5-4 in the penalty shootout to put Mourinho two wins away from a first final with Tottenham.
Dier named the boy the setting and the prize was proudly placed on the toilet for a photo on social media. The last time Tottenham played a penalty shootout, lost in the FA Cup to Norwich in March before the coronavirus stopped last season, Dier ended up loading into the stands to face a fan and being banned by 4 fites.
Tuesday’s outing of the box had a better ending.
“After Sunday and tonight, it wasn’t easy, ” said Dier.
The League Cup, Mourinho’s first trophy as Chelsea’s coach in 2004 before winning consecutive Premier League titles in his first term. Today, Frank Lampard, who played a key role in Mourinho’s good fortune at Chelsea, runs the West London club.
And the duo became known in a brief heated exchange in the first part of a London derby that lacked some of the intensity with enthusiasts stranded outside the stadium due to the pandemic.
Lampard had asked why Mourinho spoke a little to the referee than to his own players.
“I felt the feeling of the first part and how it went,” Lampard said.
It was a first part when Tottenham played without a recognizable striker in the lineup, as Mourinho faced the demands of his team’s third game in five days, and some others will come on Thursday.
With nine team adjustments held through Newcastle on Sunday, Tottenham has been absolutely defeated through a largely remodeled Chelsea.
It was one of Tottenham’s new signings in the first match of his debut: left-back Sergio Reguilón dropped the ball and Werner had the area to hit goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the 19th minute for his first goal since he arrived from Leipzig for about $60. Million.
But Reguilón, who signed from Real Madrid, demonstrated his offensive prowess on the left flank in the middle of the moment. Tottenham was transformed, with missing risk appearing before half-time, with Harry Kane, Lucas Moura and Pierre-Emile Hujbjerg to deploy.
Shortly after Dier’s stop, Reguilon corrected his confusion in the first half: the Spaniard traded the ball for Erik Lamela, who beat Emerson Palmieri to tie in the 83rd minute against goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
Then, on his Chelsea debut, Mendy made no stop at a penalty shootout without the same usual tension since the stands with the stadium largely empty.
Leaving the League Cup is the most recent setback for Lampard, whose team has only 4 issues from their first three Premier League games.
“You sleep for a minute and you don’t do it and you protect a domain where players are scoring goals and then you’re going to concede,” Lampard said. “Players have to improve. “
Tottenham, who has won a trophy since his last League Cup victory in 2008, returns to action on Thursday at his stadium to face Maccabi Haifa in the Europa League qualifiers and then play Manchester United on Sunday.
“Football authorities, with so many regulations in place, prohibit a player from betting two matches in 48 hours,” Mourinho said.
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