The Telegraph
Serge Aurier left Tottenham Stadium at half-time after being replaced
Serge Aurier left Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at half-time after being dragged away in the defeat of the team against Liverpool that injured Harry Kane. Kane was forced to rest with both his ankles at half-time, while Aurier did not reappear for the restart after being replaced by Harry Winks. It is understood that the right wing has left the ground in a move that will undoubtedly anger head coach Jose Mourinho, who has been forced to answer questions about whether there was a halftime break. Aurier had a nightmare for 45 minutes and was one of the players to blame for the sloppy goal that Spurs conceded seconds before the break whistle, with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris also blamed by television experts. Asked how the mood of his players was during the break, Mourinho said: ‘It is the mood of a team that it was difficult to accept that you are losing, difficult to accept the nature of the goal, because the goal is in some respects a replica of the chance they had in the first minute. ‘It’s obviously a mood where people are not happy – but then we have to move. Then Harry gets injured and we have to try to do something. Unfortunately, we start the second half to concede a goal. Mourinho, who has confirmed that Kane has been out ‘for a few weeks’, left the dressing room early at half-time and was slashed with Tottenham’s defense in their defeat, in which Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Sadio Mane succeeded. “It’s a performance that is completely influenced by individual defensive errors,” Jose said. “The team was very solid, the team was very confident and in the first half we made three defensive mistakes, individually, in the first minute almost a goal, in the middle of the half, a mane shot on the inside that Hugo saved and in the last minute for the goal. ‘Losing 1-0 was very frustrating, especially the goal of the goal and losing 1-0 at half-time and losing Harry was not easy. Nevertheless, the team comes to the second half with the goal to fight and the second goal, I do not have to talk about it. Again a good reaction, a great goal and another one, Firmino handball did not allow, but another. And then the third goal, another. ‘The third goal hurt me because the third goal was a mistake by a child who played very, very well. Joe Rodon played very, very well, so I feel sorry for him, but I’m very happy with his performance. Regarding Kane’s injury, Mourinho said: “Two singles, the first was a bad tackle, it was Thiago, the second one I did not know well. But two injuries in both ankles, the second worse than the first one – a few weeks I do not know. There are some players you can not replace. If it happens, it happens, but I believe we must fight it, we can do nothing else. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was delighted with his side’s first win in six Premier League games, but suggested Fabinho was injured and Joel Matip, who suffered an ankle injury, could be forced to move to the Premier League. transfer market to watch. “You can imagine that we naturally think of everything,” Klopp said. “We thought about doing the right thing, but we have to find the right player.”