The festive interval in 2019 will at all times be tinged with a touch of disappointment for the Mourinho clan.
It is why Jose Mourinho did remarkably properly to carry it collectively when he knowledgeable Tottenham’s taking part in group a couple of private loss that left him ‘deeply f*****’.
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In an episode of the documentary All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur, the then-Spurs boss sat in entrance of his gamers and poured his coronary heart out.
“A few of you perhaps assume I’m simply an fool,” Mourinho stated.
“However the actuality is that I am useless as a result of my canine died. My canine died and I am f*****. Deeply f*****.
“And I would like you to know that, as a result of I do not need you to assume I’m upset with you, or I am much less assured, or I am much less comfortable. There may be nothing to do with you in any respect.”
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In one other scene, Mourinho is captured discussing his beloved pet with former Tottenham celebrity Harry Kane.
Kane requested: “Gaffer, what canine?”
Mourinho replied: “This one is a Yorkshire Terrier, infant.
“For 13 years, it travels in every single place.”
The Portuguese boss added: “And f****** dies on the f****** twenty fourth of December. F****** hell.”
The canine, named Leya, was the identical four-legged good friend that led to Mourinho’s arrest in Might 2007.
Mourinho was held by police after two officers and an animal well being official paid a go to to his residence in London to take Leya away.
The official meant to quarantine the canine having believed it was taken overseas after which again to England with out having been vaccinated.
Nevertheless, a spokesperson for Mourinho, who solely obtained a warning for obstructing police, later said the state of affairs was merely a ‘misunderstanding.’
“Jose Mourinho can affirm that he was cautioned by police, and launched with out cost earlier this morning after an incident involving his pet canine,” the spokesperson stated.
“The incident occurred resulting from a misunderstanding over paperwork required for veterinary rules.
“Mr Mourinho wish to make it clear that his pet canine was purchased in England from a good breeder and has had all its essential inoculations. Full cooperation might be given to the authorities over any animal well being points.”
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Though the lack of Leya left Mourinho and his household heartbroken, he no less than had one thing to smile about two days after as Tottenham beat Brighton 2-1 on Boxing Day in 2019.
Adam Webster’s first-half strike put the Seagulls forward, however objectives from Kane and Dele Alli secured a significant three factors for the north Londoners.
