Rooney describes sacking Mourinho’s League Cup semi-final “crazy”

Former England striker Wayne Rooney described Tottenham Hotspur’s decision to sack Jose Mourinho just days before the League Cup final against Manchester City “crazy”.
Rooney, who played under Mourinho when the Portuguese coach was at the helm of Manchester United, said Tottenham should have waited until Sunday’s final before sacking the 58-year-old; According to “Reuters”.

Tottenham has gone through a series of bad results this season and fans are upset with the club’s play under the former coach of Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, who succeeded Mauricio Pochettino near the end of 2019.

“I think it’s crazy to do it before the cup final. It’s a strange timing. It would have been possible to wait until the cup final if there was a desire to make that decision,” Rooney, the Derby County coaches, told reporters.

He added, “Mourinho is a coach who loves to win titles and this is clear. He won a lot of titles during his career. I am sure that Daniel Levy (President of Tottenham Hotspur) should have waited until the next day of the match.”

He continued, “If there is a coach who can prepare a team to face City in the Cup final, it is Mourinho. Tottenham did not present their best season, so from this point of view, this is insanity and a great risk.”

Mourinho told Sky Sports that he did not need to rest before returning to training. “I have always been attached to football,” he said.