Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has told Football.London that he didn’t like his side’s attitude against Leicester City.
Spurs were looking for a response after a 2-1 defeat at Liverpool, but turned in a flat display in a 2-0 home loss to Leicester on Sunday.
Jamie Vardy opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Serge Aurier fouled Wesley Fofana, before Vardy’s second-half header went into the net via Toby Alderweireld.
Spurs couldn’t get back into the game, and slipped to a second straight defeat that means they’re now six points off top spot.
Mourinho will be desperate to get back on track quickly, but he clearly saw some concerning signs in his side’s performance against Leicester.
Speaking after the final whistle, Mourinho suggested that Leicester didn’t win their penalty as much as Tottenham made a mistake to give it away.
Mourinho added that Spurs ‘started bad’ against the Foxes, and saw too much space as well as poor pressing and attitude that he didn’t like at all, which he attempted to change after the first 20 minutes but couldn’t find a result.
“The penalty is not a penalty created. It is a penalty that we commit,” said Mourinho. “It’s not something that was created, that comes in a sequence of something great, and for me comes out of context as at the time was our best period of the half.”
“We started bad. The first 20 minutes was a poor performance. Some empty spots in space, pressing, attitude and I didn’t like at all. Then we change and adapted and had a period of domination and chances. Then the penalty which was out of context,” he added.
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