Tottenham fans were crying out for it, absolutely desperate. Almost ready to get down on their knees and beg.
Please, Jose, release the handbrake.
It’s an accusation that has long-since followed Mourinho around – driving a sports car with the handbrake on, putting self-imposed limits on the power of the engine under his bonnet.
This season it has felt more accurate than ever. He’s mostly played a midfield two of Moussa Sissoko and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, with Tanguy Ndombele as the No.10 and either Lucas Moura or Steven Bergwijn on the right wing.
None of them are bad players, but each of them is the conservative option in those positions. Add them all together and you get the stodgy, lifeless football we have seen for much of the last two months from Spurs.
On Sunday, though, Jose decided to heed the calls for the handbrake to be released. Sissoko dropped to the bench, Ndombele moved back into central midfield, Lucas was through the middle and finally, finally, Gareth Bale was unleashed – let out from his gilded cage to wreak havoc on the Tottenham right.
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