Mourinho says Flick, not Klopp, deserved best coach award

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho appeared to take another swipe at Jurgen Klopp on Friday by suggesting he didn’t deserve to win FIFA’s Best Men’s Coach Award.

Mourinho told the Liverpool boss the “best team lost” following Spurs’ 2-1 defeat at Anfield on Wednesday, and he also expressed distaste for the German’s touchline antics during the top-of-the-table encounter.

Now, he’s lending his support to Bayern Munich handler Hansi Flick, who lost out to Klopp at Thursday’s Best FIFA Football Awards.

“I think the only chance for Flick to win is that Bayern find two or three more new competitions for him to win,” Mourinho said during a pre-match press conference, according to ESPN’s James Olley.

“So maybe if he wins seven titles in one season, maybe he wins the award,” Mourinho continued. “I believe he only won Champions League, Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, European Super Cup, German Super Cup – he only won five and the biggest one of all.

“I think ‘poor Flick,’ the only chance is for Bayern to find two or three more trophies to see if he can win it.”

Klopp won the Best Men’s Coach honor after leading Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years during the 2019-20 season.

Tottenham are three points below Liverpool in the Premier League table following the teams’ midweek scuffle. Spurs host Leicester City in north London on Sunday, while Liverpool travel to Crystal Palace a day earlier.