Jose Mourinho has broken his silence on Tottenham Hotspur sacking him just before the Carabao Cup Final.
The Portuguese manager was sacked in the week leading up to the Carabao Cup final in 2021. If he had won it, it would have been Tottenham‘s first trophy since 2008.
The decision was evidently a poor one, as caretaker manager Ryan Mason lost to Manchester City.
Mourinho has finally spoken out on the ridiculous decision.
Jose Mourinho speaks out on Tottenham sacking
The ex-Tottenham boss has never spoken out about whether he thought the decision was a fair one – until now.
Speaking on The Obi One podcast, he reflected on the decision to relieve him of his duties just days away from a vitally important Carabao Cup Final clash.
“The most ridiculous one was a club that has an empty trophy room sacks me two days before a final,” he said. “That was the one that was, come on.
“Tottenham have never won, won 50 years ago, I don’t remember when. I am two days before a final and I couldn’t do the final.
“I had a plan but sometimes it doesn’t work. But the reality is every time I went to Wembley with Chelsea I won. I went there with Man United three times, I won twice.
“So the record was good. It was a stadium and atmosphere which I dominate well, because when you go into these big matches you need to feel comfortable, you cannot go to these matches and feel the stadium is too big.
“I had the experience to try and help the team but the final was against Man City so I would be an idiot right now to say we would have won. But a few weeks before that, we won against them 2-0 at our stadium, so the feeling was positive. But it is what it is.”
Mourinho’s previous comments on Spurs sacking
Mourinho, who is now in charge of Roma in Serie A, previously admitted to Sky Sports: “Yes it hurt,” speaking about the dismissal.
He continued: “I don’t have regrets. I don’t have bad feelings. There are lots of nice people in Tottenham and I wish them the best. Even to Mr Levy.
“But for a guy with my career and my history I think it was a strange thing to happen.
“But in the end it opened the door for me to be in Rome and I’m very happy to be in Rome.”
Mourinho continues his managerial career at the helm of Rome and currrently sits 7th in the Serie A.
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