Jose Mourinho says Tottenham might have to ‘forfeit’ the Crabao Cup due to their congested fixture list at the moment.
Jose Mourinho has taken a swipe at the EFL for not giving Tottenham a chance of fighting for Carabao Cup success. The Portuguese further believes his squad will be hit by injury as they will play three games in the space of five days.
Spurs host London rivals Chelsea in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Tuesday before a final Europa League qualifying tie at home to Maccabi Haifa just 48 hours later.
Mourinho and his side will round off a hectic week with a trip to Manchester United for a Premier League clash on Sunday.
The three games come off the back of a 1-1 draw with Newcastle where the Spurs boss was clearly infuriated at the officials.
Mourinho is not pleased with the authorities for fixing their Carabao Cup tie in-between League and Europa League commitments.
“I would like to fight for the Carabao (Cup) but I don’t think I can,” he said to the Guardian.
“We have a game on Thursday that gives us not as much money as the Champions League but the group phase of the Europa League gives us a certain amount that, for a club like us, is very important.”
“It’s a competition with a possible group phase that gives us a good chance to go through to the next knockout stage so this game on Thursday is very important for us.”
“I think you can imagine that with a game on Thursday that decides a very important thing for us, I think the EFL made a decision for us.”
“They didn’t even create a problem – they made a decision for us. So that’s the decision.”
Mourinho was handed a big blow when Son Heung-min had to be subbed off against Newcastle due to a hamstring injury. In sarcastic fashion, the Portuguese boss adds that he expects more to come for his squad.
“And I think Sonny was just the first. More (injuries) will come. Son was the first, but more will come.”
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