Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose Mourinho called himself happy with the wealth of information he gathered on his fringe players. While the Spurs were defeated 3-1 at Bayern Munich, the Portuguese coach is glad about his new learnings. Both Tottenham and Bayern Munich are into the knockout stages with the Germans confirmed as Group B winners, Mourinho allowed Spurs' fresh faces the chance to make an impression; unfortunately, they just struggled at the Allianz Arena.
Philippe Coutinho, Thomas Muller, and Kingsley Coman were the key players on the night where Hans-Dieter Flick's camp could have equaled the seven goals they made in October's reverse fixture had the club's been more clinical, MailSports states. Ryan Sessegnon emerged as a potential star scoring his first goal for Tottenham on his first game and Jose Mourinho, who previously tried to sign him three times for Manchester United, will definitely see him as a crucial player in the future.
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85': 17-year-old Troy Parrott subbed on And you're saying José Mourinho doesn't develop young players? pic.twitter.com/zKxCCPXAfW — Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 7, 2019
In a recent interview, the Tottenham boss said he does not want to talk about conclusions since it would not be fair; he added that he got information, which was very important to him. Some players played their first minutes with me while some others like Foyth was on his maiden game, Mourinho said.
'It was important to collect some information, information you normally collect in the season or in pre-season. I just arrived, and I need information. The fact that we qualified against Olympiacos gave us this possibility and the fact that we played so well in the last match and we won 5-0, we were in a positive, which allowed me to come here and risk what happened.
'I am happy with the decisions I made; I hope our supporters understand what I did. Internally we made this decision and we think it was the best decision for the team. 'I will prefer a better result, but that is what it is. But I am happy with the information I take back. I take lots of information on players that are going to influence my decisions in the future.'
Tottenham Hotspurs is scheduled to face Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint Germain, RB Leipzig or Valencia in the last 16. According to Jose Mourinho, Tottenham Hotspurs will be a force to reckon with by February 2020. He added that the team that finished first and second would wish that they do not play against the Spurs.
