The Graham Cummins column: Mourinho hasn't changed but his tactics still work

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho (left) and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on the touchline. Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire.
Sometimes in football, players and managers have to acknowledge that the opposition is better than them and that the only way to get a result is do the ugly side of the game well.

Those moans do filter to the players and do affect them and can lead to players going against their manager's wishes to please supporters. However, without a crowd, Spurs players are starting to realise that it doesn’t matter how you win just as long as you do.
