‘WE WERE TOO NICE’
came when Ben Davies slung in a long cross and Alli escaped his marker but glanced his header wide. Had that gone in Wolves might not have recovered at 3-1 down.
But they did. Traore found Doherty again breaking with pace down the right and Jota stabbed in his low cross at the far post to make it 2-2.
And then came the best move of the game. A lovely touch by Jota saw him get away from Moura, he raced clear to cut inside, rolled a pass to Jimenez and the Wolves marksman fired home.
It was all about precision and finishing ability. And right now Mourinho’s men do not have enough of it. And his tinkering with his defence is not helping.
TOTTENHAM (3-4-3): Gazzaniga 6; Sanchez 6, Dier 5, Tanganga 5 (Ndombele 76); Aurier 6 (Fernandes 82), Winks 6, Lo Celso 7, Davies 6 (Parrott 90); Alli 6, Moura 6, Bergwijn 6. Goals: Bergwijn 13, Aurier 45.
WOLVES (3-4-3): Patricio 6; Boly 7, Coady 7, Saiss 7; Doherty 7, Moutinho 7, Neves 7, Vinagre 7; Traore 7 (Neto 74), Jimenez 8 (Podence 90), Jota 7 (Dendoncker 79).
Goals: Doherty 27, Jota 57, Jimenez 73.
FJOSE Mourinho accused his side of being too nice as they threw away two leads to lose. Mourinho, below, fumed: “We are too good, too nice. “They had the correct mentality.We were punished because we don’t have that aggression, ruthlessness. But the result was unfair on us. “It’s frustrating but we have to keep fighting.” Spurs lost keeper Hugo Lloris to a groin injury before the game and Mourinho does not know how long he will be out for. Wolves’Adama Traore went off injured and his boss Nuno Espirito Santo said: “I am worried about it.”
GLENN MURRAY believes that Brighton can shock some Premier League big guns to dodge relegation.
The Seagulls have not won this year – failing to beat Watford, Aston Villa, Bournemouth and West Ham before losing to bitter rivals Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Jordan Ayew’s strike ended a seven-year wait for a win at the Amex Stadium for Palace.
Tougher fixtures lie ahead for Brighton, who are just a point clear of the drop zone, with six of their next seven matches against teams in the top half.
But veteran striker Murray says there is lots still to play for.
“If the Premier League was that simple that you predicted all the scores, who would be interested?” said the 36-year-old. “No one had us winning away at Arsenal.
“The media talk like we’re relegated already but we’re not and we’ve got plenty of points to play for.
“We’ve been here before, haven’t we? Every year we’ve been in the Premier League we’ve been fighting for survival.”
JoelWard says the Palace squad want Roy Hodgson to nail down a contract extension.
The 72-year-old boss is poised to sit down this week with Eagles owner Steve Parish.
Ward said: “The players are keen to see the manager stay and enjoy playing for him.”