Football fans are currently working their way through Amazon’s ‘All or Nothing: Tottenham’ documentary.The first three episodes of the behind-the-scenes documentary can be watched now via Amazon Prime.Three more episodes will be released on September 7, with the final three episodes of the nine-part series scheduled for release on September 14.Jose Mourinho replaces Mauricio Pochettino as Tottenham’s head coach early on in the documentary.The revered Portuguese tactician was appointed less than 24 hours after Pochettino’s shock dismissal back in November.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy made the difficult decision to dismiss Pochettino, who was hugely popular with the club’s fans, after the team slipped to 14th in the Premier League table after 12 matches.Mourinho was tasked with the responsibility of getting the 2019 Champions League finalists, who were 20 points behind Liverpool at the time, back towards the top four.He eventually led Spurs to a sixth-place finish which, all things considered, was far from a disaster.Dele Alli scored eight goals and provided four assists in 25 league appearances during the season but the documentary shows Mourinho digging out the England midfielder during a team meeting.
As the team watch back clips from a training session, Mourinho stops the footage and says: “Fast ball, fast ball and in the space.“Okay, I understood already, where’s Dele? I understood already that you are a f***ing lazy guy in training.”Watch the clip here...
Dele smiles at Mourinho’s brutally honest comment but it must have hurt a bit. Nobody wants to be described as lazy - especially by your boss.
In another clip, we see Mourinho telling Levy that Dele is a bad trainer, while adding that Sir Alex Ferguson told him to sign the midfielder for Manchester United.
"I told already Dele very directly that he doesn't train well, he is not a good trainer,” Mourinho says.
"I am not saying a disaster but I am not saying Harry Kane, Harry Kane is a very good trainer.
"Sir Alex Ferguson gave me only one bit of advice in two and a half years: Buy Dele Alli. 'That guy, with that mentality, the way he plays, the aggression he has in mind. This guy is the Manchester United player. Buy Dele Alli'.
"And he [Ferguson] has an eye for a player. But he [Alli] is not a good trainer, we need to find motivation for the guy."