Jose Mourinho launches extraordinary 'gun without bullets' rant after Tottenham's defeat

Tottenham Hotspur skipper Hugo Lloris produced an inspirational performance against RB Leipzig on Wednesday (Thursday IST), but couldn't prevent his team from losing 0-1 to German side in first leg of ir Round of 16 Champions League tie. RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner's penalty proved to be difference between se sides. 

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Tottenham vs RB Leipzig: Jose Mourinho rant

A Jose Mourinho rant followed in  post-match interview after Tottenham Hotspur's loss. Jose Mourinho, in interview, refused to write off Tottenham’s hope of reaching  Champions League quarter-finals when his side visits Julian Nlsmann’s side in Leipzig on March 10 for second leg  He guaranteed that Tottenham is going to fight for a win in return leg of Champions League match against Leipzig.

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Jose Mourinho rant: Manr speaks on Moura and Bergwijn performances

With strikers Harry Kane and Son Heung-min out for season with ir respective injuries, Tottenham had Lucas Moura and Steven Bergwijn playing upfront. Speaking about ir performance, Jose Mourinho said that what people saw, in end, were two very tired players. two of m are only strikers team has to play against Chelsea. He stressed on fact that thing that keeps him confident in current situation is spirit and mentality of his players.

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Talking about current situation, Jose Mourinho said that Spurs are going to a fight with a gun without bullet and what worries him is that  current situation will remain as it is until end of season.

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Jose Mourinho rant: Tottenham coach downplays incident 

Tottenham vs RB Leipzig match witnessed Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli throwing a water bottle and one of his boots to turf after being taken off midway through second half. Reacting to  entire incident, Jose Mourinho said that Ali was angry with his performance, t with him. He said that team's performance improved once Ali was benched.

UCL results: Tottenham vs RB Leipzig highlights 

Leipzig made a fast start to game with Timo Werner hitting post in opening two minutes. German side dominated  match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and could have taken lead through Werner, but Hugo Lloris made a fine save to deny German striker. 

RB Leipzig's pressure paid off in second half after Ben Davies brought down Konrad Laimer inside box. Werner dispatched resulting penalty to give visitors lead. Leipzig failed to double ir lead after Patrik Schick shot was saved by Lloris. Spurs grew into game in final 20 minutes but failed to force an equaliser.