Jose Mourinho slams Arsenal for mocking Tottenham on social media following his side’s defeat by Sheffield United on Thursday night.
The Spurs boss hit out at the Gunners and said they “don’t have much to celebrate” after a dig was made at their defeat to the Blades.
Tottenham suffered a 3-1 loss last week, so Arsenal took the mick and posted highlights of their FA Cup victory over to Chris Wilder’s side on Facebook with the caption: “It’s not easy beating Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.”
It’s not easy beating Sheffield United at Bramall Lane ?
Here’s a reminder of how it’s done ??
Posted by Arsenal on Friday, July 3, 2020
It clearly caught the attention of Mourinho, who said Arsenal should not focus on other clubs due to their troubles this season.
“I think if they were top of the league or fighting for top four in a really good moment they wouldn’t enjoy the problems of others,” he said.
“You only enjoy the problems of others when you are also in trouble. In the end it says more about them, they don’t have much to celebrate, they have to get every opportunity to do it.
“They are in a very similar situation to us in the table. I don’t like to connect the club with some post or tweet. Maybe I am wrong, maybe I am right, but the person that did it probably did it by themselves.
“I don’t believe it was [Mikel] Arteta that posted, I don’t believe it was [Granit] Xhaka or another captain that did it.
“It was probably some guy that was at home for three months working from home. No problem at home, but we will be waiting for them.”
Mourinho said he was “disturbed” and “destroyed” at his team’s lack of desire in the defeat, which really dented their hopes of Champions League qualification.
Talking to the media after the game, he added: ““There was a lot in the game, there was a possibility of shortening distances to Champions League positions, there was the possibility of being more stable for the Europa League positions fight.
“I believed in the evolution of the team and I thought that by a desire point of view, they put more in than us. That’s something that disturbs me.
“It’s something that I feel, I don’t know, that’s my way of being – it’s something that destroys me a little bit on the inside because I think the last thing in football is when you have the feeling you could, you should do more.
“I always say it’s not a problem for me to lose because my opponent is better, it’s not a problem for me to lose because my goalkeeper made a big mistake, it’s not a problem for me to lose because my striker missed two chances with an open goal or a guy missed a penalty in the last minute.
“It’s not a problem for me to cope with mistakes and defeats. It’s a problem when my feeling was we could do much more.”
?? Tottenham Hotspur head coach Josè Mourinho insists he wants to finish above Arsenal but importantly act the bigger club:
?”Yes I would like to finish in a better position in the table than them, but I want my team to be bigger than that.”#THFC #COYSpic.twitter.com/X8cwocNXi7
— Last Word On Spurs? (@LastWordOnSpurs) July 5, 2020
Mourinho replaced former manager Mauricio Pochettino back in November, which at the time saw Tottenham sat in a dismal 14th place… now they are 10th !
He has insisted that the only thing needed to turn things around is “Time. Only time.”
“One of the most difficult things in football is exactly that, to change mentalitie. It’s to change state of mind. It’s to change the team’s soul. It’s one of the most difficult things in football.
“Sometimes you have incredible luck to have a majority of players adapted to these needs and some other times you have incredible players but the psychological profile is different or was built in a different direction. So only time can do it.”
He will be hoping his side can pick up a much needed three points against Everton in the Premier League on Monday, which will leave them a point behind Arsenal, who will be their opponents in the north London derby on Sunday.
Fans reacted as Jose Mourinho slams Arsenal for mocking Tottenham on social media…
Let’s be clear. As a Spurs fan I hate Arse nil. But as Danny Baker once said, this story is like 2 bald men fighting over a comb. The season is over for both teams. Move on.
— Nathaniel (@23Nate) July 5, 2020
Called Arsene Wenger all sort of names, now crying over a Facebook caption. Bitter old man…
— Mazi Uchenna (@BoogeymanHuey) July 5, 2020
He can call Arsene a voyeur, call him a specialist in failure in a press conference but it’s out of order when Arsenal’s FB admin makes a non direct comment.
My opinion but whoever got rid of Poch and employed him must also be an Arsenal supporter.— Matt Smith (@_Matt_1) July 5, 2020
Jose Mourinho getting ratted by a Facebook post? ?? The man can mock other managers and teams live in his press conferences but Arsenal admin isn’t allowed to post a FB post? ??
— SwarnyGooner ?⚪ (@GoonerSwarny) July 6, 2020
Jose Mourinho is finished even admin mock them these days
— INVINCEARSENAL (@INVINCEARSENAL) July 5, 2020
Imagine getting triggered over a social media post. The decline is real
— Mohamed Ismail (@Mismaisu89) July 6, 2020
Loooll Arsenal admin got that washed up fraud on strings. He’s gone from beefing big Weng to a twitter admin
— roman (@romanxtsb) July 5, 2020
Arsenal admin: pic.twitter.com/jne8MY4zju
— Denis (@Denis_AFC_) July 5, 2020
Arteta and Xhaka laughing to themselves after they posted it on Facebook deliberately pic.twitter.com/Oz6uj2gds9
— In Arteta we trust ?⚪️?⚪️ (@ArtetaballFC) July 5, 2020
Arteta’s Arsenal record:
P21, W12, D5, L4, Clean Sheets 10, Win % 57.14
Mourinho’s Tottenham record:
P29, W12, D7, L10, Clean Sheets 4, Win % 41.4
But that’s none of my business! ? pic.twitter.com/SegQo6tYQD
— ???? (@GoonerJohnAFC) July 5, 2020
Mans replying to a social media posts in his pre match conference ???? my god hw low has he fallen @GadaJainan
— Bhavya Kajalia (@Bhavya_Kajalia) July 6, 2020
Let me just paint a picture for u. Spurs haven’t won a TROPHY since 2008. Spurs haven’t won the league since 1961 basically medieval and Tudor times. Arsenal ooze succces and our the 3rd most successful club in England. Our worst ever season and ur still below us pipe down ???
— ParteysznAFC (@parteyszn_afc) July 6, 2020
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