Jose Mourinho took a swipe on the critics who label him defensive after Tottenham reached 100 goals this season with a 4-1 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Sunday. Gareth Bale and Harry Kane scored two every as Mourinho`s facet climbed to sixth place within the Premier League with their third successive victory. Despite the notion that Mourinho has made Tottenham a boring group along with his conservative techniques, the north Londoners have hit 18 goals of their final six matches in all competitions. They are solely the second membership after Bayern Munich in Europe`s big-five leagues to achieve {that a} century of goals in all competitions this time period. The opposition for Tottenham`s latest objective spree may not have been of the best high quality, however that didn`t cease Mourinho making a degree of citing the milestone.
“I was happy with the attitude, the feeling and naughty smile of scoring 100 goals in the season and we are a defensive team,” Mourinho mentioned. After Bale`s opener, Tottenham had been pegged again by Christian Benteke`s equaliser in first half stoppage-time. But Mourinho felt that blow would add gas to Tottenham`s fireplace and he was proved proper as Bale restored their lead earlier than Kane`s brace put the outcome past doubt. “It looks a silly to say but I`m happy with the goal we conceded. My feeling in the 10 minutes of the first half was that if we finished 1-0 then maybe we would start the second half the same way,” he mentioned. “We misplaced somewhat little bit of the starvation and want to assault. Gareth and Harry scored some unimaginable goals. Harry`s first one was magnificent.
“It was a good week for us. Three matches, nine points, no injuries and everyone is coming back. We are in a positive moment. “Next week we’ve got a vital match within the Europa League (in opposition to Dinamo Zagreb)and a derby in opposition to Arsenal.” After a miserable first half of the season following his return to Tottenham on loan from Real Madrid, Wales forward Bale is finally hitting his stride. Bale has six goals in his last six appearances, with Mourinho admitting he still has to be careful with the amount of playing time he gives to the injury-prone star. “All credit score is for Gareth. I belief him and his judgement in his physique and emotions. We by no means need him to enter excessive ranges of fatigue. Even after 55 and 60 minutes we`re involved,” Mourinho said. “The plan is to take him off when the primary emotions of fatigue arrive. Players can usually address it and may end a match exhausted. “In his case we need to take care because we need him. In this moment he`s giving so much for the team.”
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