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Mourinho and his coaching staff have been taking regular training sessions via a video link but the Portuguese has found it difficult to switch off because he is so determined and intense.
Mourinho was already facing pressure even before the virus as he battles to turn the club’s fortunes around and get them into the top four places.
He knows he must keep the players onside while the club will face a difficult task of rebuilding the squad with limited funds moving forward because of the coronavirus
crisis.This could be a major test for Mourinho and he is clearly itching to get back to work which perhaps explains his impromptu training session.
But Mourinho’s statement admitting he got it wrong will serve as a wake- up call but is also yet another own goal for the clu b which is enduring a PR disaster during the coronavirus lockdown.
Tottenham have placed its staff non-playing staff on furlough but that came despite it being announced chairman Daniel Levy was paid £ 7m last year, including a £ 3m bonus for delivering the stadium on time.
Levy has used the Government’s furlough scheme with around half of the club’s non-playing staff being affected.
It has caused a fierce backlash against Tottenham and, in particular Levy, but the Spurs hierarchy have no intention of reversing their decision despite criticism of wealthy football clubs dipping into the Government scheme when it was brought in to save ailing companies and employees.
MPs have spoken out against football and (Liverpool) reversed their decision to furlough staff which has only intensified the criticism aimed at Totten ham.
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Tottenham are also one of the Premier League clubs pushing for players to take pay deferrals or cuts during the coronavirus crisis.
But after Levy’s earnings were revealed, that is unlikely to be received with much sympathy from the players.
It has been an embarrassing time for Spurs and their fans have reacted angrily with one of the big supporters ‘groups also urging them to make a U-turn.
The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust attempted to make one final plea for Levy to change his mind by posting a message on social media that read: “We are now saying it clearly and in public – do not further damage the club’s reputation, listen to your fans.”
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