Statistics Can Silence Jose Mourinho

DBasia.news – Tottenham Hotspur coach, Jose Mourinho, swallowed the bitter pill after his team lost to Everton 5-4 in the FA Cup fifth round match, at Goodison Park, Thursday (11/2).

Tottenham immediately stepped on the pedal with a 1-0 lead when the game was three minutes in. Son Heung-min’s corner was greeted by Davidson Sanchez with a header.

In the 36th minute, Everton equalized to 1-1. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg sent a bait for Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Then, the striker converted it into a goal.

The goal shook Tottenham . Only two minutes later, Everton turned things to 2-1 through Richarlison.

After that, Everton had the upper hand after Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a penalty in the 43rd minute. Sigurdsson outwitted Hugo Lloris.

Two minutes before the break, Tottenham chased Everton to 3-2. Erik Lamela listed his name on the scoreboard.

Tottenham finally equalized to 3-3 in the 57th minute. Sanchez scored his second goal of the night.

However, Everton was able to come back ahead in the 68th minute. Richarlison calmly fired from a tight angle.

Seven minutes before the game ended, Harry Kane saved Tottenham by scoring a header. The match was continued to an additional round.

Bernard became the hero of the hosts by scoring the winner in the 97th minute. Tottenham’s efforts to score goals did not end at the long whistle.

Opta Joe noted, this is the first time Jose Mourinho’s team have scored and conceded at least four goals in one game. The note was created in Mourinho’s 981th match as a tactician.

In addition, The Special One saw his team concede five goals for the first time since January 2015 when Chelsea were silenced by Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham 5-3 in the Premier League.

These results has made Jose Mourinho even more cornered. Moreover, Tottenham are ranked eighth in the standings.