Tottenham coach, Jose Mourinho has hit out at his payers following the 3-3 draw against LASK in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Although his team made it to the knockout phase of the competition, Mourinho was not happy with the manner at which they played against LASK in Australia.
Asked what he learnt at the Linzer Stadion, Mourinho insisted: “Nothing new really.
“The fact that the Europa League group phase doesn’t motivate some of the players, I knew it.
“That some players are fundamental for us and I always need on the pitch in any circumstance, a couple of these players to give a little bit of balance to the team.
“As an example, (Pierre-Emile) Hojbjerg and Sonny, without them I don’t think we would have a positive result. Nothing really that I learn. The players know and I share my feelings with them, I am normally right.
“When I saw the warm-up before the game I had a feeling and I told the players before the game that there was a huge difference in intensity, communication and enthusiasm in their warm-up and our warm-up because I was looking at both. Nothing surprises me.”
LASK went ahead in the 42nd minute via Peter Michorl but Gareth Bale equalised with a penalty before the break.
The visitor squandered to chances to steal the three points after going ahead twice through Son Heung-min 56′ and Dele Alli 86′ (P) but parity was restored twice by Johannes Eggestein 84′ and Mamoudou Karamoko 90+3′.
Mourinho’s men head to the Premier League with a London derby against their struggling rival’s Arsenal on Sunday.
