Decoding Jose Mourinho's managerial stats at Tottenham
On Monday, Premier League club Tottenham sacked Jose Mourinho after just 17 months in charge. The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss had replaced Mauricio Pochettino as Spurs manager in November 2019 and guided the club to sixth in the Premier League last season. Tottenham are currently seventh in the league table. Here we decode Mourinho's numbers at Tottenham in all competitions.
Daniel Levy has his say on Mourinho
"Jose and his coaching staff have been with us through some of our most challenging times as a club," said Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy. "Jose is a true professional who showed enormous resilience during the pandemic. On a personal level I have enjoyed working with him and regret that things have not worked out as we both had envisaged," Levy added.
Mourinho's managerial numbers at Spurs
Mourinho has left Spurs with a record of 27 wins, 14 draws and 17 defeats from 58 Premier League games. He managed the side in an overall 86 games across competitions. He claimed 44 wins, 19 draws and and 23 losses at a win percentage of 51.13. Since joining Porto, this is the first occasion where Mourinho didn't manage 100-plus games at a club.
Mourinho could have won a trophy with Spurs
Tottenham are set to play in the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City this weekend. It would have given Mourinho a chance to win a trophy. He has won trophies prior to this with Porto, Chelsea (two different spells), Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and Manchester United. He won a staggering 25 trophies with the five clubs prior to managing Tottenham.
Points dropped: Unwanted numbers for Spurs under Mourinho
As per Opta, Only Brighton (31) and Southampton (30) dropped more points from winning positions in the Premier League during the period Mourinho was in charge at Tottenham (27). Interestingly, eleven of the 20 points dropped from winning positions this season have come from goals conceded in the final 10 minutes of matches.
Other notable stats registered under Mourinho's reign
As per Opta, during Mourinho's time at Tottenham, only Man City (130), Liverpool (117) and Manchester United (116) claimed more Premier League points than Spurs (95). Of all managers to take charge of 10 or more matches for Tottenham in the EPL, only Tim Sherwood (1.91), Mauricio Pochettino (1.89), Andre Villas-Boas (1.83) and Harry Redknapp (1.74) averaged more points per game than Mourinho (1.64).
Unwanted records for Jose in 2020-21
Tottenham have lost 13 games in all competitions this season, which is the highest number of losses Jose Mourinho has suffered in a single campaign as a manager. He suffered 10 league defeats in a single campaign for the first time in his managerial career.
Harry Kane and Son-Heung Min shined under Mourinho
Tottenham ace Harry Kane has been involved in 62 goals in 62 appearances under Jose Mourinho (45 goals, 17 assists). He has netted 21 goals and 13 assists in the Premier League 2020-21 season (highest). Notably, he has 31 goals in all competitions this season. Son-Heung Min has 19 goals across competitions this season. He has 14 goals and 9 assists in EPL 2020-21.
Spurs' Premier League rise and fall in 2020-21
With a win against Arsenal in December, Spurs were top of the Premier League table. However, a 2-1 loss against Liverpool later that month saw them slip to second. Since then, Spurs went on to win seven out of their 19 league games, losing eight of them. They have just one league win in their last five games (W1 D2 L2).
Spurs were knocked out of FA Cup and Europa League
In February 2021, Spurs were knocked out of the FA Cup, losing 4-5 to Everton in the fifth round. They were knocked out by Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League round of 16, despite having won the first leg 2-0. Prior to that, they had won three qualifying matches before topping the group stage.
Mourinho enjoyed a win percentage of 54.90 this season
Under Mourinho, Spurs played 51 games, winning 28, drawing 10 and losing 13. They forwarded 110 goals, besides conceding 58. He had a win percentage of 54.90.
