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‘That’s the end of Sissoko’: Tottenham fans spot what Mourinho did during 4-1 win

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Tottenham fans have taken to Twitter to react after seeing some seven-second footage of Jose Mourinho on the touchline last night.

The former Real Madrid boss can be seen reacting angrily to an incident in the game, before throwing what looks like a note he’d written out.

Some supporters on Twitter were claiming that Mourinho was reacting to a clumsy Moussa Sissoko foul right on the edge of Tottenham’s box.

That sounds about right – it certainly seems like something the Portuguese coach would react to in this manner.

Perhaps his reaction was also fuelled by Tottenham’s frailties when it comes to defending set-pieces.

As of December 29th, Spurs had conceded ten set-piece goals, accounting for 67% of their overall concessions – the highest proportion in the Premier League.

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Four of those were from freekicks, while two were from corners as The Times reveal.

So, when Sissoko felled his man close to Hugo Lloris’ goal, Mourinho was probably having flashbacks of his side shipping from a set-piece.

Luckily for Tottenham, nothing came of it.

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However, not so luckily for Sissoko, the Frenchman potentially received a bit of backlash from his manager for what he did.

In addition to foolishly giving Wolfsberger a penalty, it wasn’t a good night for the former Newcastle man.

Let’s see what the Tottenham fans on Twitter have been saying about the seven-second footage…