Mourinho thrilled at Bale display sure of top four finish
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho hinted his side still retain hope of qualifying for the Champions League through a top four finish, and offered an insight into the mind of Gareth Bale.
Tottenham breathed new life into their quest for Champions League qualification with resounding 4-0 victory over Burnley.
Handed a rare start on the back of his Europa League exploits, Bale put in a virtuoso performance that the Clarets’ defence simply could not live with.
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Two goals and an assist were notched along with playing a key role in Lucas Moura’s strike.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, Mourinho said: “We needed three points for the table, for the players to have a smile. That is the most important thing. We needed a good victory in the Premier League.
“We were quite clinical, it is very good to start the game and first chance to score, third chance score second goal and a half-time to be winning 3-0. That is important for a team that’s not playing especially well, losing matches.
“Normally we start and first mistake we concede a goal, today things went in a different direction. Burnley fought until the end and that kept us on our toes, I don’t remember Hugo Lloris making a great save and we were in control from the beginning.
“We need points, I believe lately in the Premier League we have had periods playing well and of course we need points. Today we got them in quite a solid way, we need that.