Spurs striker Harry Kane could be ruled out for a “few weeks” after injuring both ankles in the Premier League defeat by Liverpool according to Mourinho.
The 27-year-old Kane landed awkwardly after a challenge with Jordan Henderson and required treatment on his left ankle. The striker also hurt his right ankle in an earlier challenge with Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara.
The England captain who has a history of ankle issues continued before Erik Lamela replaced him at half-time.
“The second injury was worse than the first one”. Said Mourinho.
“He was coping with one but couldn’t cope with both. For Harry to leave a game when the team is losing is not a nothing injury”.
“There are some players you can’t replace. When it happens it happens. But I believe we have to fight against it. We cannot do anything else”.
Kane’s injury compounded the misery for Mourinho who saw his sixth-placed side beaten 3-1 by Liverpool. With a point separating the teams going into the game, Spurs knew they would climb back into the top four with a win.
But they fell behind on the half-time strokes.
“We were punished by our own mistakes”. Added Mourinho.
“Everything went wrong in the first half. We shouldn’t be losing at half-time. I thought we were very slow and very confident in the first half. To go 1-0 down, not easy. To lose Harry, not easy. And, in the first minute of the second half, to have another defensive mistake at 2-0 it is mentally difficult to resist”.
“But we had a good reaction. In the opposition half and then another mistake. This time from a young boy Roden who played so well”.
“But I have to praise the guys who stayed on the pitch because they tried until the end”.