The Tottenham manager says his side must stop letting lead slip due to individual misfortunes and the inability to find a second goal.
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says Spurs need to learn how to kill a game after seeing his side lead another lead on Wednesday.
After going 1-0 up through Harry Kane’s header, Spurs conceded a late goal for Fulham in what he ended up as a 1-1 draw.
After leading for most of the game, Spurs conceded a 74-minute goal to Ivan Cavaleiro before they saw a goal of their own called back to be upside down.
Mourinho admitted after the game that Spurs do not have a killer instinct to end a game and that they are betting too hard on playing football without error.
“Once again we are embracing a goal that is completely avoided,” Mourinho said Amazon Prime. “I have to admit in the second half they played more. They lost and tried but Hugo Lloris didn’t save but we didn’t kill the game. Again we lose the man in the corner .
“We have a lot of opportunities to kill games. In other cases especially away we win but then we don’t have that goal to get the goal and kill the game.
“There are things that are individual. There are things that are individual characteristics and individual errors. I can’t say much more than that.”
After surrendering late again on Wednesday, only Brighton (12) and Sheffield United (11) have conceded more points from winning the Spurs (10) this season in the Premier League.
As a result, Spurs, chosen by many to be the title contender, are currently in sixth place, six points behind league leaders Manchester United.
“We have to kill a game and we didn’t – but you have to keep a clean sheet, without making mistakes, so it was a pretty easy goal to avoid. The signs are there, there wasn’t even an advantage. in terms of numbers, “he said BBC Sport.
“They were smart enough to understand how they play, they change, they become more defensive and they get results. I thought they were a little lucky but they were good. We have bad results and we should – and could – avoid those results. “
Despite the recent struggle to shut out games, Mourinho says Spurs are unlikely to fall too hard into the transfer market.
When asked if he expects a busy January, Mourinho replied: “No, I don’t expect to.”
Spurs are expected to visit Sheffield United on Sunday in their next Premier League game before taking on Wycombe in the FA Cup on 23 January.