Mourinho Ready For ‘Biggest Game’ Of Spurs Reign

By Daily sports on January 5, 2021

Jose Mourinho on Monday labelled Tottenham’s League Cup semi-final against Brentford as the most important match of his reign.

Mourinho’s side host second-tier Brentford on Tuesday looking to reach the League Cup final against Manchester United or Manchester City.

Tottenham are without a major trophy since winning the 2008 League Cup and Mourinho is desperate to end that drought.

Mourinho, who has lifted the League Cup four times in his career, believes the significance of winning silverware this season makes the Brentford game more important than any other since he took charge in November 2019.

“Yes, I think so. In the perspective of the club chasing silverware for many years, I would say so,” Mourinho said.

“Of course we always have important matches, last season we had a match at Palace that would give us participation in this season’s Europa League or not.

“The match against Leeds was very important as we went a few games without a victory in the Premier League but I would say a semi-final is always a very important match. The only one more important is a final.”

Mourinho has won the competition three times with Chelsea and once with Manchester United.

It was his first trophy in English football back in 2005 and he insisted it remains a worthwhile tournament despite some clubs fielding weakened teams.

Trophy hunter

“I won the Carling Cup in my first season after a few months in England in 2004-05, so for me every competition is different and it doesn’t matter the club where you are or the ambitions you have,” Mourinho said.

“That is my way of looking at things, especially at a club without silverware for more than one decade.

“After more than one decade, every competition becomes more important and if we win two matches we win a trophy.

“Two difficult matches, of course, but if we win we get a trophy which I think would be a very good thing for the club and for the players.

“It is about my club, it is about the players who want trophies, it is about fans who want trophies.”

If Tottenham make it to the final, which has been moved to April, they are set to face an even more congested fixture list in the second half of the season as they challenge on four fronts. (AFP)

•PHOTO: Jose Mourinho 

Source Daily sports

Posted January 5, 2021


 

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