Tottenham Hotspur’s season fell apart in five days. A poor performance in the North London derby against Arsenal on Sunday was followed by an inconceivable elimination from the Europa League by Dinamo Zagreb, with an advantage of two goals in the first leg at home was lost with only one groan gathered in response.
José Mourinho in shock, struggling to digest the elimination, suggested that his players lacked professionalism. However, while it was easy to make comparisons between the head coach’s words and the feeling of “betrayal” he had revealed after a defeat at Leicester at the end of his second spell as Chelsea manager just over five years ago – a statement that pre – attempted his resignation – was actually a brutally honest seven-minute post-game interview offered by Spurs captain Hugo Lloris in Croatia, who painted the most shocking picture of a horribly divided team.