Ben Davies: Tottenham star replies manager Mourinho who claimed players were lazy

- Ben Davies played all 90 minutes during Tottenham’s home loss to Everton

- It was Spurs opening fixture of the new Premier League campaign, but they were stunned 1-0

- Mourinho branded the players as ‘lazy’ but Ben Davies has exonerated himself from such claims

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Ben Davies has responded to claims by Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho that the players were lazy after their unexpected home loss to Everton in their season opener.

Furious Mourinho blasted the players after the game on Sunday, September 13, branding players 'lazy' and having the ‘wrong state of mind’ after the Toffees hit them 1-0 right in their backyard.

According to the Portuguese manager, the players failed to live up to expectation as they could not threaten their visitors who grabbed all three points from the fixture.

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Left-back ben Davies have however exonerated himself from the manager’s claims and also defended his team-mates, citing disappointment at their boss.

The Wales defender said as cited in Daily Star: ”Look it’s a tough one. I think everybody worked hard. Me personally, I gave it my all.

“I wouldn’t doubt that everybody else in the team gave it their all. But the performance wasn’t up to scratch.

“It’s hard to put it down to a lack of effort. I’m sure we will evaluate where we went wrong moving forward.”

Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s 55th minute strike was enough for Everton to win the game, thereby handing Jose Mourinho his first ever defeat in a season opener.

However, in the opening game of the season, Willian created a string of assists as Arsenal defeated hosts Fulham 3-0 on Saturday afternoon, September 12.

It was a 'Willian show' as the former Chelsea star set-up Alexandre Lacazette, Gabriel and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang who all got the goals to put Arsenal to a flying start to the season.

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The Brazilian who dazzled in the entire fixture also came close as he went on the hit the woodwork from a freekick in the first-half, but he gave a good account of himself on his Arsenal debut as fans go haywire about his performance.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Jose Mourinho is keen on adding more attacking options in his squad after Tottenham were comfortably beaten by Everton in the Premier League.

And Southampton striker Danny Ings is number one on the list following his 22 league goals for the Saints in lasts season's campaign.

According to Football London, Spurs are keen on the England striker who helped Southampton finish in 11th place last campaign.

Former Tottenham striker Darren Bent also believes Ings is the right man to act as back-up for club captain Harry Kane.

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