{"id":574355,"date":"2020-12-11T12:49:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T17:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=574355"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:37:28","slug":"jose-mourinho-wins-manager-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/12\/11\/jose-mourinho-wins-manager-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho Wins Manager of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> manager Jose Mourinho has been named Manager of the Month after going unbeaten in their four Premier League<\/a> games in November.<\/p>\n

The Portuguese saw off competition from Chelsea’s<\/a>\u00a0Frank Lampard<\/a>, David Moyes of West Ham United<\/a> and Manchester United’s<\/a> Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a> to the award.<\/p>\n

Mourinho Wins Manager of the Month<\/h2>\n

Top of the League<\/h3>\n

It has been an incredible month for Spurs which has seen them extend their winning run and move to the top of the Premier League.<\/p>\n

The London club started the month with a 2-1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion<\/a> before captain Harry Kane<\/a> scored a later winner to beat West Bromwich Albion<\/a> 1-0.<\/p>\n

Mourinho\u2019s side then faced a tricky run of fixtures including Manchester City<\/a>, Chelsea and Arsenal<\/a> with a splash of Europa League<\/a> football in between. To come through unscathed during this run is why Spurs have remained ahead of current champions Liverpool<\/a> on goal difference.<\/p>\n

Against the Citizens, Tottenham produced a Mourinho clinic as they won 2-0 with 34 per cent possession and four shots, compared to City\u2019s 22.<\/a> They ended the month with a 0-0 draw against Mourinho\u2019s former club Chelsea. Mourinho\u2019s new Tottenham side didn\u2019t stop there as they emphatically beat Arsenal 2-0 in the North London derby to round off an excellent period as they head towards a tricky Christmas period.<\/p>\n

Mourinho Credits Team Effort<\/h3>\n

When presented with the award, the Portuguese manager gave all the credit to his team and staff. He said<\/a>: \u201cFor me, it is not the manager of the month \u2013 it is a team of the month.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe it is about us as a team, it\u2019s about the results that we had in November. It\u2019s not about me.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we didn\u2019t have three victories and one draw at Stamford Bridge in November, for sure we wouldn\u2019t have any chance to win it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tricky fixtures don\u2019t stop there for Mourinho\u2019s side as they face a slippery Crystal Palace<\/a> side who are performing above expectations before visiting Anfield in midweek.<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>