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Jose Mourinho takes aim at Spurs' 'empty trophy room' on podcast, he didn't hold back one bit

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Published 09:26 18 Dec 2023 GMT

Jose Mourinho takes aim at Spurs' 'empty trophy room' on podcast, he didn't hold back one bit

Mourinho has hit out at former club Tottenham Hotspur, two years after his sacking.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Jose Mourinho has once again lambasted Spurs' "ridiculous" decision to sack him, just days before the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.

The 60-year-old, who was appointed as Tottenham manager following the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino, was relieved of his duties at the North London club in April 2021 after just 17 months in charge.

To his credit, Mourinho took Spurs from 14th in the Premier League to finish sixth during his first season in charge.

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But after crashing out of the Europa League at the last-16 stage – as well as dropping a significant amount of points from winning positions – the Special One was relieved of his duties.

It was a controversial decision from chairman Daniel Levy, as Mourinho had led his team to a League Cup final.

Earlier this year, Mourinho said Spurs remain the only team in his managerial career that he does not have a “deep feeling” for.

Speaking ahead of Roma's Europa League final against Sevilla, he said: “Look, the reality is — I hope the Tottenham fans don’t get me wrong — but the only club in my career where I still don’t have a deep feeling with is Tottenham.

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“Probably because the stadium was empty (during) COVID time. Probably because Mr Levy didn’t let me win a final and win a trophy, but it’s the only one.”

And on a recent episode of John Obi-Mikel's The Obi One Podcast on YouTube, the former Manchester United manager once again mentioned the decision with a comment about their "empty" trophy room.

“The most ridiculous one was a club that has an empty trophy room sacks me two days before a final,” he said. “That was the one that was... come on!

“Tottenham have never won for 50 years. I don’t remember when. I am two days before a final and I couldn’t do the final. It’s the one which doesn’t smell well."

Mourinho added: “I had a plan but sometimes it doesn’t work. But the reality is every time I went to Wembley with Chelsea I won. I went there with Man United three times, I won twice.

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“So the record was good. It was a stadium and atmosphere which I dominate well, because when you go into these big matches you need to feel comfortable, you cannot go to these matches and feel the stadium is too big.

“I had the experience to try and help the team but the final was against Man City so I would be an idiot right now to say we would have won.

"But a few weeks before that, we won against them 2-0 at our stadium, so the feeling was positive. But it is what it is.”

Ryan Mason would take over the managerial reigns for Spurs' clash against Manchester City at Wembley that day, but a late header from Aymeric Laporte sealed their fate.

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/The Obi One Podcast - Getty Images

Topics: Jose Mourinho, Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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