Jose Mourinho has revealed it was he who made the decision to send Jan Vertonghen up for his stoppage-time winner at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Vertonghen’s expert late header snatched us a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Molyneux – a fourth win in five Premier League games under Mourinho.
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Speaking to Tottenham Hotspur’s official YouTube channel after the game, Mourinho explained he went with a gut “feeling” to instruct Vertonghen forward for the 91st-minute corner, rather than Moussa Sissoko.
via ytCropperWhile, on the face of it, that does seem like the equivalent of telling Harry Kane to take a penalty instead of, well, Moussa Sissoko, the Portuguese has certainly shown the Midas touch thus far, taking us from 12 points adrift to within three of the top four ahead of next weekend’s visit of Chelsea.
If you play three center backs or a player like Jan at left back you’ve got an extra aerial threat from set plays.