Mourinho reveals why he ‘knew’ his Tottenham side could sink Leicester

Jose Mourinho pinpointed the key reason why he ‘knew’ his Tottenham team could beat Leicester. A James Justin own goal and brace from Harry Kane were the difference as Tottenham downed Leicester 3-0 at home. Tottenham dealt Leicester City's top-four hopes a major blow. The result has wiped out Leicester's goal difference advantage over United, who are level on points with a game in hand. Speaking to Sky Sports, Mourinho said: “I think we were strategically good. We knew what worked for us. Brendan Rodgers did an amazing job since he arrived but in this moment he is in a little bit of trouble with injuries. I know what it is because I had similar problems at the other end. “He is trying to compensate with the people he lost so we knew that in transition we could win the game. We tried to be very fast after recovering the ball. “We did that very well in the first half and in the second half it was about being compact and getting the result. You always need your goalkeeper to make a couple of important saves which he did but we were phenomenal. They had a lot of corners and we defended well. I felt very comfortable in the game. “It was very important the way we ended. The long break is not so open like a pre-season hopefully is. But it was good enough for us and the players to feel that with work and time we could improve. “Clearly we are one of the teams with more points during this period than after the break. Now we have to fight to finish sixth. We have to win and that is difficult and wait for something in our other opponents. Seventh is what we can achieve without dependance on the others. What we are doing and what we are improving is very important for next season.” Source: teamtalk