Jose Mourinho points to Tottenham’s fragile confidence after defeat to Brighton
Posted Monday, February 01, 2021 by PA
Jose Mourinho admits fragile confidence and low self-esteem cost Tottenham dearly after their poor form continued with a 1-0 loss at lowly Brighton.
Leandro Trossard’s 17th-minute strike earned relegation-threatened Albion a deserved maiden Premier League home victory of the season.
Defeat for Spurs, who were without injured star striker Harry Kane, dealt a further blow to their hopes of Champions League qualification.
Mourinho’s men topped the table as recently as last month but have fallen six points behind the top four following just two wins from nine top-flight outings.
Despite creating little, the Portuguese felt his team improved in the second period at the Amex Stadium and is eager for his players to remain positive as they bid to halt an alarming slump.
“The guys are men and men have feelings, in spite of being top professionals,” said the Spurs boss.
“I think football is a sport full of examples of teams and players individually that sometimes they are in an incredible moment of confidence and in other periods they are suffering with self-esteem. A bad result, a bad performance you see that in individuals.
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