Tottenham Hotspur manager, Jose Mourinho has expressed happiness with the way his team played in the second half against Brighton during their Premier League 2-1 victory on Thursday. The Portuguese also singled out midfielder, Dele Alli for special praise after his impressive display against Brighton. A second-half goals from Dele Alli and Harry Kane gave Mourinho’s men all three points against Brighton at home.
"I am very happy with second half. We changed bits, I am not saying players were wrong but we changed bits and that makes a difference. The first half was not a disaster, we were playing a good game.
"It’s hard after a defeat to have confidence and we started poorly, it affects the confidence.In the second half the players put all the negative aside and were very strong in their performance."
On Dele Alli: "Another goal and another incredible performance and effort. The work rate was absolutely incredible from Dele. The little details are more important than what people look at. His attitude and fighting spirit was so good."
He also hailed Brighton's performance in the game.
"They are a good football team. They have a few giants who are very strong. They are strong in the air. They want to play good football. It makes it very difficult. They have monsters in the air and if affected the self esteem of our team.