Tottenham fans have taken to Twitter to react after watching how José Mourinho reacted to an incident involving Alexandre Lacazette in the 66th minute against Arsenal.
The footage shows the ex-Chelsea boss standing on the touchline as Lacazette is hunted down by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Moussa Sissoko.
The Arsenal No.9 eventually wins a soft freekick, which prompts a furious reaction from a gesticulated Mourinho, who seems far from happy with the decision.
Thankfully for Martin Atkinson, he was saved from the Portuguese coach’s wrath as the set-piece came to nothing.
However, it must be great for Tottenham supporters to see such passion from their manager over what was, in the grand scheme of things, a minor incident.
Perhaps Mourinho was worried about the awarding of the freekick due to Tottenham’s defensive frailties at the start of the campaign.
In the games against Everton, Newcastle and West Ham – three of just four outings Spurs have dropped points in this term – freekicks into the box were an issue for the north Londoners to defend.
Since the dramatic draw against the Hammers, however, Mourinho has done well to patch this problem up.
Clean sheets against Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal is evidence of that.
Let’s see how the Tottenham fans responded after seeing their manager’s reaction to the ‘foul’ on Lacazette…
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