Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho wants players to adapt to ‘new reality’ of empty stadiums
In an interview with the club’s website, Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has urged his players to embrace the new reality of empty stadiums ahead of the return of Premier League.
Premier League has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. While the top flight is set to return next week, there will be major changes in matchday experience as no fans will be allowed into the stadiums moving forward.
And Mourinho, following Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to Norwich City in a friendly, has insisted that his players need to get used to the new norms as the Premier League returns comes closer.
“We have to adapt to this new reality, which is what we tried to do, to have a feeling of playing with an empty stadium. The points are there to fight for, and with or without fans, the points are there on the pitch and ourselves and United will have to fight for them.”
Speaking of the defeat to Norwich City, Mourinho stressed it was important for his players to get minutes under their belt ahead of the resumption of the season and get used to the intensity.
“What we work on tactically we do in the training ground but the match was much more about competing, getting minutes, intensity and it’s very important to do it and to have this last week without any injuries.”
"It was a good training session. We needed minutes, competition, intensity."
🗣️ Hear from Jose after we continued our preparations with Norwich at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. #THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/675LBQy2ft
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) June 13, 2020
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