Jose Mourinho hails the 'magic hand' of goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga after his heroics and late Jan Vertonghen goal inspire Tottenham to victory
Jose Mourinho hailed the 'magic hand' of goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga as Tottenham continued their impressive march up the table with a stoppage-time win at Wolves.
With the score at 1-1 at the home side dominant, Gazzaniga produced a brilliant save to keep out Romain Saiss' goalbound header in the 84th minute - and Spurs profited when Jan Vertonghen nodded in substitute Christian Eriksen's corner with 90 minutes already on the clock.
Mourinho said Gazzaniga's save had reminded him of his father, the former goalkeeper Felix Mourinho, who played for Belenenses at Wolves in a UEFA Cup first-round tie in September 1973.
'My father played in this stadium and he was always telling me that a 'keeper for a top team has to be different from the others, as you don't have 10 saves to make per game but one,' said Mourinho.
'But when the one comes, the magic hand has to be there and Paulo did it for us in a difficult period at 1-1.
'It was one of these victories where quality is not enough. If you are not a real team in the real sense of the word, it's impossible.
'A winning team starts with the mentality. The tactical side of it is very important and the quality is also important, but the concept of 'team' is the basis of a team that is capable of winning.'
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