Back to the Tottenham Hotspur Newsfeed

Jose Mourinho to blame for Tottenham's dismal defeat against RB Leipzig, says Rio Ferdinand

Jose Mourinho came under fire from Rio Ferdinand as he blamed the Tottenham manager for their lackluster performance in Tuesday night's 3-0 defeat against RB Leipzig.

Tottenham's game plan had unravelled in Germany after just 21 minutes with Marcel Sabitzer scoring twice to virtually put the game, and tie to bed.

Emil Forsberg came on late in the match and scored with his first touch to rub salt in the wounds as Spurs crashed out at the last-16 stage of the Champions League with a whimper.

Rio Ferdinand believes Jose Mourinho's criticism of his players contributed to RB Leipzig loss
Tottenham were well beaten 3-0 in Germany as they crashed out of the Champions League

Mourinho has begun to publicly shame some of his players - most notably Tanguy Ndombele last weekend - amid their shocking run of form which has seen them go six games in all competitions without victory.