Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho is 'out of date' and won't beat RB Leipzig claims Balague
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has been slammed ahead of their crucial Champions League second leg match against RB Leipzig, with football expert Guillem Balague claiming that the Spurs manager's tactics are outdated, and don't work in modern day football, while also predicting that the Bundesliga side will beat Tottenham over two legs.
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Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho hasn’t got what it takes to overcome their 1-0 first-leg defeat to RB Leipzig, according to Guillem Balague. The European football expert claimed that football has outgrown the Spurs boss, which is why they won’t be able to progress in the Champions League.
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“During the first leg, we saw a Spurs side that did not know what was hitting them,” Balague told GentingBet.
“Since then, the negativity surrounding the team has increased. This is a team that is very reactive.
“For Spurs to actually over-achieve, in this day and age, you need to have a plan, you need to dominate, you need to take the ball out of teams like Leipzig. And you need to be more aggressive, instead of waiting for them.
“I don’t think Tottenham have got what it takes to progress past Leipzig. Not only because of the injuries to Son & Kane, etc.
“It’s just, this is a team that goes onto the pitch and whatever happens, it’s hardly ever what they want. They depend on the rival too much. So, I don’t see them progressing past Leipzig.”
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Mourinho’s usual dogged tactical stance is outdated, added Balague.
What people refer to as ‘vintage Mourinho’ - in performing a sensational tactical show - is long in the past, he added.
Spurs will need to be aggressive in Leipzig if they want to snatch a crucial away goal.
But, The German side have the best defensive record in the Bundesliga, and will be difficult to break down.
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“I don’t know how long it’s going to take for people to see that what they call ‘vintage Mourinho’ happened a long, long time ago,” said Balague.
“I think football has overtaken him, and he was thinking of applying new answers to problems, but he’s ended up going and doing the same thing that he always does.
“He’s trying to motivate people perhaps in a way that they don’t want to be motivated. He’s dividing fans in regards to the Eric Dier situation.
“Just generally, I don’t see that his methodology actually works in this day and age in European football.”