Jose Mourinho believes he knows more about his players’ mentality after the disappointing loss to Sheffield United.
Spurs were beaten 3-1 in Bramall Lane, placing them ninth in the table and nine points behind fourth in Chelsea.
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Moura was shot towards United’s goal but was stumbled on the way and the resulting loose ball was hit against his arm
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Kane lunged for the ball, but VAR eliminated his goal, but many thought Moura had a free kick
But there was another VAR controversy when Harry Kane thought that after Sander Berge started in the first half, he would only have equalized for VAR referee Michael Oliver because he was under construction due to a Lucas Moura handball.
However, many believed that Moura should have had a free kick instead. Regardless, the manager believed that after the injustice, which is arguably one of the most controversial decisions of the season, the players had enough time to rally again.
“We have to do it better, we need to be mentally stronger to deal with what happened during the game,” Mourinho said afterwards. “After Michael Oliver’s decision, we cannot die mentally.
“I know that it is very difficult to endure. The players in the situation know what happened and what didn’t. You celebrate and feel the goal.
“I know we have to kick our teeth, but 50 minutes before the end we have to be stronger. This is my criticism of my team in the second half, although I tried.
Kane thought he had lifted Berge’s equalizer a few minutes after the Sheffield United man brought his side forward, but VAR did it
“Now I know the profile of my players better. I felt it. I feared that in the second half we would not be strong enough to deal with a team that only defends and counters when we win. “
Tottenham stayed 1-0 in the break and then went back 3-0 before Kane scored a comforting goal at the end of the game.
Blade manager Chris Wilder has sympathy for his opponent, but said he won’t lose sleep over it.
“I have a catalog of decisions that have been made against us. We are Europe’s unofficial advocates of VAR decisions that are against us,” he said afterwards.
“I can understand their manager’s frustrations. I would be super frustrated. It is a nonsense rule, it was not intended.
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Mourinho is also concerned about the future of the game after the recent VAR controversy
“There is a difference when the ball moves. These rules are in place, I fully understand the frustration of the manager and his players. We rubbed the green tonight, we’re overdue, but we’ll take it. “
Mourinho said he was worried about the future of the game and the way it would be officiated.
“I can’t say anything because I have problems with the institutions and want to protect myself and my club so that I can’t be as open as I would like to be,” he said.
“Now all I can say is that I’m usually a professional man on the bench at these moments. I never complain about the man with the pipe because it is no longer the referee.
“I used to be the fourth official, but the man on the court is the assistant referee. Today the man and the woman with the flags are the assistant to the assistant referee. This is the beginning of everything.
“I think the referee should always be the man on the court and the people in the office should only support and help.
“It’s not like that. The referee who is not very good on the field cannot expect to be good in the office. We are going in a direction that is really bad for the beautiful game everyone has fallen in love with. “
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