Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho, has singled out Carlos Vinicius after their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.
According to Mourinho, the striker failed to press properly and lacks ‘understanding’ in this area of his game.
Jorginho’s penalty in the first half after Eric Dier brought down Timo Werner, proved to be the winner.
Spurs once again looked blunt in attack without their talisman, Harry Kane, and Carlos Vinicius fluffed a golden opportunity to equalise at the death as he rose well to meet Serge Aurier’s cross before firing his header wide of Edouard Mendy’s post.
“They played the way they played, they open the two wing-backs, they bring [Cesar] Azpilicueta on the right quite wide, this is a dynamic that they had from previous seasons.
“They are very comfortable going back to that and it was not easy for us to control.
“Vinicius, for example, is a player that has incredible spirit but his understanding of how to press, the positions on the pressing are not something that he’s still comfortable with so it was difficult, yes, but no chances,” Mourinho told BT Sport.
