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szdaily -> Sports -> 
Son clashes with Lloris in Spurs’ win
    2020-07-08  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

JOSE MOURINHO claimed his 200th Premier League victory after Tottenham Hotspur defeated Everton 1-0 Monday.

The match was also marked by a physical altercation between Tottenham teammates Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min that was described by Mourinho as “beautiful.”

As Son walked towards the tunnel at halftime, France goalkeeper Lloris confronted the South Korea forward, shouting at him and shoving his shoulder.

The usually placid Son responded angrily and the pair had to be kept apart by teammates Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko as the altercation threatened to boil over.

Lloris was irked by Son’s failure to close down a loose ball in midfield moments before Everton threatened through Richarlison.

Tottenham claimed victory thanks to some sheer luck, when Everton defender Michael Keane deflected in Giovani Lo Celso’s shot.

Mourinho, the manager renowned for his own flashpoints and volatility, was delighted to see tensions between teammates erupting in public view.

“It was beautiful,” he said. “Probably it’s a consequence of our meetings.”

“An amazing kid that everyone loves like Sonny, a team boy,” Mourinho said. “But in that situation the captain thought the last minute of the first half you have to do more for the team. You have to give a different effort than you give. A couple of bad words but I think it’s something very important for the team to grow up.”

In the dressing room, Mourinho told them: “I have no doubt you will stick together until the end.”

That they did. Tottenham moved up to eighth place with its second victory from the four games since the league resumed after a three-month suspension.

But it’s not only the hopes of returning to the Champions League that are in the balance for Spurs. Even qualifying for the Europa League is uncertain with five games remaining.

“If you want to blame someone for that, it is me,” Mourinho said. “I was critical of my boys because they are not enough critical of themselves [in Sheffield]. I ask them to demand more from each other. That pressure to give for everyone.”

Mourinho was hired in November to rescue the season after Mauricio Pochettino was fired with a team that reached the 2019 Champions League final in 14th place.

“When you play a season like this one it is very easy to fall apart as a team,” Mourinho said. “Today we showed we are still together and ready to compete and ready to fight until the end.”

At the end of the game, Lloris and Son embraced on the pitch — despite the need for social distancing to be maintained due to the coronavirus pandemic, which means no fans are allowed into games.

“What happened between me and Sonny is just something that is part of football sometimes,” Lloris said. “But there is no problem at all. You can see at the end of the game we are more than happy to be part of the team and to have these three points.”(SD-Agencies)

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