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  • Mourinho lands new job at talkSPORT

    Mourinho lands new job at talkSPORT

    Former Tottenham Manager Jose Mourinho has spoken for the first time since he was sacked by the club last Monday after a 2-2 draw with Everton on April 16. The result followed poor performance by the Portuguese manager was in charge for the last 17 months in North London but faced criticism for failing to transform the star studded Spurs into aggressive attackers and title winners.

    But barely two weeks after the dramatic sack, the celebrated football tactician will be joining radio station talkSPORT for their coverage of this summer’s European Championships.

    He will be with the station’s listeners across the schedule, from it’s live GameDay programming to regular slots on the Breakfast shows. Mourihno described his new role as incredible when footballers lovers believed it was a wrap in Premier league and expected him to move to international roles.

    “As a football man I always look to football. I look very much forward to the new job because I believe it is going to be something new and something incredible. I am totally absorbed by football, I just love to work. In this moment I have not been working for a week and I am missing it already. Let’s enjoy.” he said.

    TalkSPORT boss Lee Clayton added that  “Jose Mourinho is a box office signing for talkSPORT. I can’t wait to hear his views on England, Scotland and Wales as well as the other giants of the tournament.

    “His experience and insight will be fascinating for talkspor listeners who will also get an exclusive opportunity to put questions to him in post-match phone-ins.”

    Lee Clayton, Head of UK’s TalkSport Radio [p/courtesy]
    Mourinho will be part of the team for all three England group games, one last-16 game, two quarter-finals, one semi-final and the final. He brings in rich experience having managed close to 1,000 games and winning 25 trophies, including eight league titles and four major European honours.

    He will be joined by former England stars Stuart Pearce and Trevor Sinclair and the SJA Sports Presenter of the Year, Laura Woods to give listeners all the latest news and live updates from the tournament.

    Mourinho has also managed top European top clubs including Real Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea.

  • Why Mourinho gamble emphatically failed at Tottenham

    Why Mourinho gamble emphatically failed at Tottenham

    Tottenham Hotspurs Manager José Mourinho was shockingly sacked on Monday, just six days to their Carabao Cup final clash with Manchester City at Wembley stadium.

    Mourinho was sacked seventeen months after he was appointed by the London based club to transform it from ‘nice’ players into aggressive attackers winning titles. That plan has emphatically failed.

    In fact the Spurs are headed to finish outside of the top four for the second straight season. Mourinho’s style has been criticized for the negativity of their football and uncertainty about the future of many key players.

    Spurs chairman Daniel Levy made the unpopular decision to kick out Maurio Pochettino in November 2019 and replaced him with Mourinho to transform the club’s historical style into a more ruthless one under Mourinho but failed.

    Pos. P W D L GD Pts Form
    1 Man City 32 23 5 4 44 74
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    2 Man Utd 32 19 9 4 29 66
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    3 Leicester 31 17 5 9 18 56
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    4 West Ham 32 16 7 9 11 55
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    5 Chelsea 31 15 9 7 19 54
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    6 Liverpool 31 15 7 9 16 52
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    7 Tottenham 32 14 8 10 17 50
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    8 Everton 31 14 7 10 3 49
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    9 Arsenal 32 13 7 12 8 46
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    10 Leeds 31 14 3 14 0 45

    Now Levy has to find a ‘Mr Fix It’ to appease Spurs supporters who are already rebelling following the two fruitless campaigns under the Portuguese tactician.

    In fact the decision to hire Mourinho  was a big risk for both club and the tactician whose reputation had suffered a blow following a fruitless stint at Manchester United.

    Mourinho is known for succeeding in big clubs with high spending power which Spurs are lacking. Even Gareth Bale’s summer arrival did not convince the world that the club owners had stumped up cash to spend in the transfer market to achieve Mourinho’s goals.

    Bale, a hero who returned to his former club was benched most of first half of the season as the coach preferred Harry Kane and Son’s counter-attack style which delivered remarkable results at the beginning of the season.

    Mourinho leaves the club with his future simmering in uncertainty after dismal performance at United which he managed before joining Tottenham. Most of the cub’s hardcore fans who were swept up in hype about Mourinho’s arrival at White Hart Lane were not really shocked with the sack.

    His ugly stint continued with recent defeats to Chelsea, Wolves, and a FA Cup exit at home to Norwich.

    Tottenham has already made Red Bull Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann their preferred candidate to replace Mourinho.

  • The Dancing Down’s Syndrome Girl Wins

    The Dancing Down’s Syndrome Girl Wins

    Neil Markha had posted a video of his 16-year-old daughter Ella, who has Down’s Syndrome, dancing inside the White Hart lane stadium.

    Ella was spotted after the 1-0 defeat by West Ham United.

    A Tottenham Hotspur supporter Ella, who was abused by the online community for dancing in their new stadium after their last Saturday’s Premier League defeat has since received good news.

    Ellas has been invited by striker Harry Kane to be a mascot in their final match of the season.
    Here’s video Posted by @Neilmarkham1
    https://twitter.com/NeilMarkham1/status/1122149516537466881?s=19

    “Ella was being called all sorts of names, (people were) laughing at her in terms of the way she was dancing and the way she looked,” Markham said while talking to the BBC.

    “I was getting abuse in terms of having a child with Down’s Syndrome.” he added

    The video went viral and caught the attention of striker Kane who told Ella to “keep dancing”.

    He later invited her to be a mascot in their home clash against Everton on May 12.

    “I want to thank you for your amazing support. Your family are proud of you as well,” Harry Kane said in a video message.

    “We know you’re a big fan and we’d love for you to come down and be a mascot for the last game of the season. Keep dancing and keep doing what you’re doing, lots of love.”