Mourinho moves the goalposts! Tottenham boss reveals on Instagram that he had to get UEFA delegates to switch out goals after it was revealed they were 5cm SHORT ahead of their Europa League clash against KF Shkendija
- Jose Mourinho had to get UEFA to switch KF Shekndija’s goals on Thursday
- The Tottenham boss showed that the goals were 5cm shorter than required
- Goalkeepers noticed in the warm up before the manager intervened
Jose Mourinho was caught short last night as he found the goalposts were five centimetres too low before his Tottenham side’s 3-1 Europa League win over Shkendija of North Macedonia.
The goalkeepers noticed the flaw in the warm-up and alerted Mourinho, who said: ‘I am not a goalkeeper but when I spread my arms, I can tell the difference.
‘The goalkeepers live in the goals and they know. We got the UEFA delegate to confirm, and it was five centimetres smaller and we demanded for the goals to be replaced with goals of the right dimension.’ ‘I am not a goalkeeper but when I spread my arms I know the difference.’
Jose Mourinho revealed he had to get UEFA delegates to switch the goals at KF Shkendija
The goalkeepers noticed the flaw with as they were warming-up and alerted Mourinho
Both sets of posts were removed by stadium staff and replaced by different ones which were the regulation height.
The Spurs boss is 5ft 9in while the original goals, which should stand at 8ft, were 7ft10in.
Mourinho was able to laugh about the incident after the game and jokingly shared a photo of him reaching up to the crossbar on his Instagram page.
He wrote: ‘I thought I had grown then I realised the goal was 5 centimetres lower – Shkendija 1-3 @spursofficial.’
The manager also shared a picture of his No1 goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who was an unused substitute with Joe Hart making his debut, reaching up to the post.
Goals from Erik Lamela, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane sealed victory for Spurs, who will host Maccabi Haifa in the final play-off round next Thursday.
Speaking about his side’s victory, Mourinho added: ‘We did just enough.’
‘We didn’t play magnificent. Just enough. And the players on the bench made a difference, gave us a different intensity.’
Spurs host Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday after thrashing Southampton 5-2 last weekend.
