Jose Mourinho pulled off a classic smash and grab this evening, with his Spurs side beating Manchester City 2-0 despite only having three shots in the whole game. They certainly rode their luck at times, but it was hard to argue against Tottenham coming away with the three points.
New signing Steven Bergwijn opened the scoring in the 62nd minute, before Heung-Min Son added a second a few moments later. That was enough to get the win.
Despite the victory, Jose Mourinho was not jubilant in his post-match interview. Even with the transfer window now closed, and with Spurs having signed two players in Steven Bergwijn and Gedson Fernandes, he is still unhappy with the options in his squad.
Mourinho hinted that his team would be 'in trouble' over the next few weeks due to a busy fixture schedule and lack of options up front. As has become custom in recent weeks, he seems to ignore the prospect of handing Troy Parrott any sort of playing time.
"For me it's a direct red card."
Jose Mourinho is in no doubt that Raheem Sterling should've been sent off early on.
Watch the reaction to Tottenham's win over Manchester City on Sky Sports PL or follow online here: https://t.co/3NT72PRKGS pic.twitter.com/Qq68RFIiV5— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 2, 2020
I don't like to speak about this but I have to say it. If I have fresh attacking players on the bench, I can do things that at the moment I cannot do.
My attacking players have to go until their limits. It was the limit for Son, the limit for Lucas. I could only bring Lamela in. It's difficult for the boys...
We are in three competitions and we have a game in two days. If I don't have Dele Alli, I don't have Steven [Bergwijn] because he can't play in the replay of the FA Cup, we are in trouble...
We are going to be in trouble. We have players for four positions. We have positions where it's not a big deal, but up front it's going to be difficult.
No mention of the Dubliner, despite the fact that he turns 18-years old in a couple of days and is a senior international. Parrott played five minutes in the Premier League win over Burnley in December, but has not featured since.
He did not even make the squad for recent FA Cup ties with Middlesbrough and Southampton.
Spurs are currently without Harry Kane, meaning this will likely be his best chance to get some regular playing time for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, Jose Mourinho doesn't seem to agree.
