Jose Mourinho claimed he wanted to make 11 halftime changes in Tottenham Hotspur’s botched 1-0 away loss to Royal Antwerp in the Europa League on Thursday
Spurs’ record fell to 1-1 for the group stage, three points behind Antwerp and tied with LASK Linz, whom he broke on Matchday 1
Mourinho managed four halftime substitutes and a fifth within 20 minutes of the restart, although an equalizer did not arrive in Belgium
There were no hashed words from the Portuguese manager, who hooked Dele Alli, Steven Bergwijn, Giovani Lo Celso and Carlos Vinicius at the break and Gareth Bale a dozen minutes later
Spurs were better with Harry Kane, Erik Lamela, Heung-min Son, Lucas Moura and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg on the pitch, although Antwerp limited the real danger and Spurs finished the game in n ‘ having only two of 15 shots on target
« You know which is our best team, I always like to think that the players deserve an opportunity We have a great team It’s also the opportunity to take the opportunity with both hands and ask for more ( After) tonight my future choices will be very easy «
Tottenham host Brighton on Sunday (watch live at 2:15 p.m. ET online via Peacock) before heading to Bulgaria for a UEL game with Ludogorets Razgrad, followed by a trip to West Brom
It will be interesting to see if Mourinho deploys the big boys on all three occasions before the international break
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