ZAGREB (March 19): Stunned Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho accused his players of not respecting their jobs after his side crashed out of the Europa League following a 3-2 aggregate defeat by Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday. While Orsic's hat-trick, completed early in extra time, was world class, Tottenham's performance was feeble in the extreme and they capitulated after halftime. Tottenham great Glenn Hoddle, a pundit for BT Sport, described the display as "diabolical", adding: "They lost the plot but they also lost their heart." Mourinho was hired to replace Mauricio Pochettino because of his record of claiming trophies. But after Thursday's surrender, the winning mentality the club's owners hopes he would instil looks as far away as ever.

Source: The Edge Markets March 18, 2021 21:56 UTC