JOSE IN NEW BALE BLAST

JOSE MOURINHO has taken another astonishing swipe at Gareth Bale. Mourinho said it was “totally wrong” and a “contradiction with reality” for Bale, below, to suggest he was fit for Tottenham’s FA Cup tie at Everton. As revealed in Express Sport yesterday, Tottenham boss Mourinho was annoyed by Bale’s post on Instagram 24 hours before the game in which he said he had a “good session” – even though he knew he was not in the squad and was sent for a scan after complaining of a muscle issue.

Mourinho said: “I have to admit that his post created something that needed to be addressed

because there was a contradiction between the post and the reality. “Since the beginning of the season, I tried to be very, very private and tried to keep everything indoors but I’ve felt that I needed to address the situation. “Probably the post was not even his responsibility, I don’t know, but the post was ‘training session great, so I’m ready’. And it was totally wrong. When I was questioned after the game, I had to say the reality of the things which I repeat for the last time.

“I hope there are no more questions about it because the situation was exactly the way I told. He was not feeling good, he asked for a scan, he had the scan, the scan did not show an injury but his feelings were still there. But we can never go against those feelings because a player’s feelings are much more important than all of us, so he was not ready for the game. “It’s as simple as that. If he’s ready for tomorrow, he’s selected for tomorrow.” Bale has started just two top-flight games since rejoining Spurs on loan from Real Madrid and is unlikely to play against Manchester City today.