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title: "Tottenham: Chris Waddle slams Jose Mourinho for not using Troy Parrott in RB Leipzig defeat"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-chris-waddle-slams-jose-mourinho-for-not-using-troy-parrott-in-rb-leipzig-defeat/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Podcasts"
published: "2020-02-20T16:10:26Z"
modified: "2020-02-20T16:10:26Z"
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# Tottenham: Chris Waddle slams Jose Mourinho for not using Troy Parrott in RB Leipzig defeat

**Ex-Tottenham player Chris Waddle has criticised Jose Mourinho for not playing Troy Parrott in Spurs’ 1-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in the Champions League last night.**

With Harry Kane out injured, the Portuguese coach set up his team without a recognised No.9. But with the north London club going on to lose the game, Waddle believes it is a decision that backfired.

Speaking on [Football Daily](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p083zkff) (20/02/2020), Waddle said: “You got a young boy called Parrott. Stick him in \[on\] the night, it’s a centre-forward, he’s a No.9, he plays, he runs in behind, he comes to feet.” He later added: “You’ve got to play a centre-forward if you’ve got one in the squad.”

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It is an interesting debate but, as far as the result itself goes, Tottenham cannot have too many complaints. They were beaten by a much better outfit on the night and were made to look like the away side.

With 56.4%, Julian Nagelsmann’s men saw more ball possession. They also threatened more than their opponents, taking 16 shots to Spurs’ 12 — forward Patrik Schick and goalscorer Timo Werner registered nine between themselves ([via WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1435993/Live/Europe-Champions-League-2019-2020-Tottenham-RasenBallsport-Leipzig)).

Would the inclusion of Parrott, one player, have swung all of the above in Tottenham’s favour? Probably not.

***Tottenham fans, did Mourinho get things wrong against Leipzig? Tell us what you think in the comment section below!***