Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho says a halftime fight between 2 of his players, where they had to be separated by their teammates, was 'beautiful'
- Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho says a halftime bust up between two of his players, in which they had to be separated by teammates, was "beautiful."
- Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min clashed at the interval of the team's 1-0 win over Everton after an enraged Lloris ran over to Son and pushed him.
- Lloris later told reporters he was angry with Son's failure to carry out his defensive duties late in the first half.
- "Beautiful," Mourinho told Sky Sports when asked about the incident. "It is something needed for the team to grow up."
Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho says a halftime bust up between two of his players, in which they had to be separated by their teammates, was "beautiful" and "something needed for the team to grow up."
Spurs captain Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min clashed at the interval of the team's 1-0 win over Everton after an enraged Lloris ran over to Son and pushed him.
Lloris told Sky Sports reporters afterwards he was angered by Son's failure to track back late in the first half which almost led to Everton scoring, canceling out Michael Keane's own-goal — which ultimately proved to be the game's only goal.
"Beautiful," Mourinho told Sky Sports when asked about the incident. "[The argument] was probably as a consequence of our meetings. If you want to blame someone for that it's me." Mourinho held a crisis meeting with his players last week following Spurs' disappointing 3-1 defeat to Sheffield United on Thursday, according to Sportsmail.
"I was critical of my boys," the Portuguese continued. "They were not critical enough with themselves. I asked them to be more demanding of each other.
"Son is an amazing kid. Everybody likes Son, but the captain told him you have to do more and give more to the team.
"It is something needed for the team to grow up. To grow up you need big personalities. When you have that reaction I have no doubts."
Lloris and Son embraced at the end of the game, after which the French goalkeeper said there was "no problem" between him and Son and that such incidents are "part of football sometimes."
Tottenham currently sit eighth in the Premier League table with just five games remaining. The team is on course for its worst top flight finish in over a decade.
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