Jose Mourinho surprised by Gareth Bale unavailability for Everton defeat

Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho admits he was surprised with Gareth Bale's exclusion from Tottenham's team, as the Welshman was confirmed to have returned to the sidelines after feeling uncomfortable.

A loan spell back to the White Hart Lane for the Wales international has not been going as planned, as he had spent large amounts of playing time on the sidelines ever since his arrival from Real Madrid, as best us online casino continues to back the player to success with odds.

The 31-year-old was not involved in Tottenham's fifth-round FA Cup clash against Everton, a game which ended in a 5-4 defeat, as Mourinho confirmed to the media that the Welshman ruled himself out of the game after requesting for a scan.

Speaking to the media, the Portuguese manager said to reporters via Goal: “I think it is better for me to say: we played against West Brom on the Sunday and he didn't play, he was on the bench.

“Monday I was a bit surprised by him wanting to have a scan because he was not feeling comfortable.

“He didn't train on Monday then on the Tuesday he trained with the team but I was informed his desire would be to work with the sports science for a couple of days to strengthen that area where he was not feeling comfortable.

“That is the reason why he is not here. I don't think it is an obvious injury, I would say he feels uncomfortable and because of that training session he couldn't be 100 per cent.”

So far gone this 2020/21 campaign, the North London club have played a total of 38 games in all competitions, with these games coming from the Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, and Europa League. However, the Welsh winger has only been able to register just 15 appearances out of 38 Spurs games.

The 31-year-old winger has only been able to appear in six matches in the Premier League, with the minutes totaling up to 230 minutes. In those games, however, he has been able to find the back of the four times this season with no assists, which is quite decent according to Australia online casino.

Should Bale have been present for their game against Everton; the North London club might just have proceeded to the next round of the FA Cup. But what's done is done. It is still uncertain if the player will be available in time for the Spurs' next match against Premier League leaders Manchester City on Saturday.

The Welshman injury struggles played a part in his drop-down in the pecking order of Zinedine Zidane squad.