Candid on Christian, cameras and celebrations – Mourinho’s dugout return

Jose Mourinho is back and his Tottenham reign began with a 3-2 win at West Ham on Saturday lunchtime.It was Mourinhos first outing as a manager since a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool which brought an end to his Manchester United tenure.Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the Portugueses return.Candid comments on key man dominate build-upChristian Eriksens omission was the talk of Mourinhos pre-match interview (John Walton/PA)Mourinho arrived at the London Stadium the scene of one of his more humiliating defeats as Manchester United manager last season in good spirits. He was afforded a warm welcome at the London Stadium and fist-pumped some West Ham mascots who lined the reception area. He was candid in his pre-match television interview, repeating the message of his first few days at the helm, that this is a squad that does not need much tinkering with before addressing Christian Eriksens situation, insisting that he has to do what is best for the club.Flash-happy welcomeAll eyes were trained on the Tottenham bench (John Walton/PA)There was no doubting which the away dugout was as the hefty pack of photographers waited patiently for a picture of the new Spurs boss. After Mourinho wished he players good luck in the tunnel, he made his way out, taking a detour to shake the hand of opposite number Manuel Pellegrini and his coaching staff.Making his mark with the fans and playersMourinho waited for all of his players (John Walton/PA)Being so far away from pretty much the entire crowd at this former athletics stadium, his arrival pitchside went unnoticed by both sets of fans. Spurs fans, the majority of which had remained staunchly loyal to Mauricio Pochettino, gave no obvious welcome to their new manager, other than one banner which read Thank You Mauricio, Welcome Jose. There was a much better reaction at the full-time whistle, with some chants of the well-known Jose Mourinho chant while they reserved an extra-loud cheer when he punched the air at the end. Mourinho watched this play out, waiting for all his players to leave the field before doing so himself.Back the old routineThe first goals of the Jose Mourinho era Heung-Min Son @LucasMoura7 #THFC #COYS pic.twitter.com/RzSKYiRWkj Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 23, 2019Straight from kick-off Mourinho was a man back in his natural habitat, prowling technical area in his navy mac. He was encouraging of his side, clapping periods of good play and celebrated Son Heung-mins opener with passion, turning around to his bench and punching the air. That was nothing in comparison to what he had in store after Lucas Mouras second, unleashing the famous kneeslide. He also showed his softer side, joining in for part of the minutes applause for West Ham fan Lily Harris, who recently died. He remained calm when Spurs put themselves under pressure in the final 15 minutes with some sloppy play and even played peacemaker after a spat between Harry Kane and Robert Snodgrass. This was a man, for the moment, free of any pressure.Moura the same with tacticsLucas Moura with Jose Mourinho (John Walton/PA)Mourinho had said all week that he was not going to deviate from the base that had served Pochettino so well for the majority of his time at the club and he stuck to his word, setting up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Eric Dier and Lucas Moura were notable selections, with Mourinho having tried to buy both men in the past, while Dele Alli was selected to play closest to Kane.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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