Press Conference: Jose Mourinho on injury news, Tottenham form, Everton and more

Tottenham are set to face Everton on Friday as the Premier League action resumes. Ahead of the match head coach Jose Mourinho has talked to the press, providing injury updates and more. On Tottenham's form and recent points drop, Spurs boss said: "That's not what I'm ready to discuss with you. (When?) Maybe never." On injury news, Mourinho said: "Same. Doherty and Davies out. Let's say first team players everything the same. Dane Scarlett, who I consider part of the first team squad, got injured in the youth team match and will be out for a couple of weeks. "It's risky to say. Matt Doherty did the warm-up with us. He did the warm-up with the group and then went to sports science for individual work. So he's not ready for tomorrow, but he's coming. "Ben Davies not even close to that. I would say that after 51 matches or so in the last couple of months to arrive in this sort of situation with only two injured that we cannot complain because the work has been good and the squad as a whole is in a good situation."

On not having a settled centre-back partnership, the Portuguese manager said:

"Because one of the things that you – the media generally – and always for players in general, the perception is that everybody wants to play, everybody wants opportunities. When they don’t do it you always ask the players not playing and why not. You can look at it in a different perspective. You can always play the same two or say that kind of rotation which gives opportunities equally to everyone." On Everton, Mourinho said: "I think they go in the right direction. They have got a big coach, one of the best in the world. They got important players and players of two directions, they get a player coming from Real Madrid and two from Barcelona and at the same time they get the young guy that comes from Norwich, people from different formations. "They have a very good squad and I think this is just the beginning for them. I believe with Carlo's quality and experience, the work and improving, this is just the beginning for them. This Everton is different from Everton of previous seasons and for sure next season is going to be different for the better, it is the start of a process and nobody better than Carlo to be in charge. I see a very bright future for them." More to follow... Source- football.london Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!

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