Tottenham v West Brom: Premier League – live!

Tottenham v West Brom: Premier League – live!

07-Feb-2021 10:49:26 | The Guardian

Hello. Two months ago, Spurs were top of the league and Jose Mourinho was back, baby. Now they are ninth and he is finished, again. Spurs have lost their last three league games, look bereft without Harry Kane and played football from the dark ages against Chelsea on Thursday. But their poor form precedes Kane’s injury. They have taken nine points in the last 10 league games, which is fewer than Sheffield United: two wins, three draws and five defeats, the only 2-3-5 we’ll see on Mourinho’s watch.

Most managers would get a pass for a bit of poor form, such has been the general weirdness of this Premier League season, but not Mourinho. This says more about us than him, although he did invent his own soap opera so he’s not entirely blameless. Either way, he knows he will never be judged soberly - and that if Spurs fail to beat West Brom today, it will be open season.

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