Tottenham’s manager attacked Serge Aurier for Liverpool’s first goal
Serge Aurier left Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the break of the match against Liverpool, Spurs losing 1-0 following a fight with the coach Jose Mourinho in the locker room, sources said ESPN.
During the aggregate time of the first half, Tottenham could not avoid the score when Sadio Mane crosses the ball to Roberto Firmino, who stops the Liverpool 482 minutes without a goal in the league.
Sources indicated ESPN that Aurier I was angry when Mourinho criticized him for the gap in the locker room. Other players were involved, Eric Dier and Joe Rodon were criticized for their role in defense.
Aurier entered into a heated discussion with Mourinho, according to sources from ESPN, and when the Portuguese decided to replace him before the start of the second half, the Ivory Coast international decided to leave the stadium.
Sources added that some players suffered the chaos in the locker room, as well as the injury of Harry Kane and the change of tactics, these being some of the reasons why Trent Alexander-Arnold scored just two minutes after the second half.
Mourinho he addressed the situation after the match and said it was a reflection of a team that was not happy to be on the scoreboard.
“It was the mood of the team, it was hard to accept that you were losing,” he added.
“It’s difficult to accept the nature of the goal because, in some ways, the goal is a replica of the opportunity they had in the first minute. So, of course, it’s a state of mind where people are not happy.”