Watch Spurs boss Mourinho say ‘good question but you don’t deserve answer’ when asked why Bale was unused sub vs Chelsea

JOSE MOURINHO brutally replied "Good question but you don’t deserve an answer" when quizzed why Gareth Bale remained on the bench in Tottenham's painful 1-0 home defeat against Chelsea.

Loanee Bale grimaced on the sidelines as Mourinho's negative Spurs slumped to a third straight loss.

But Tottenham chief Mourinho claimed his home side - without crock Harry Kane - were much improved after "struggling" before the break.

And his blunt response to being asked about Real Madrid misfit Bale was tweeted by his questioner, journalist Alison Bender.

She posted: "I asked Jose why he didn’t bring Bale on. He said ‘good question but you don’t deserve an answer'"

Bender topped off her tweet with a shocked-face emoji.

Thomas Tuchel made it a draw then two victories as Chelsea chief, Jorginho's 24th-minute penalty winner putting the Blues sixth.

And Spurs only came alive late on, Carlos Vinicius putting a free header wide.

Yet Mourinho claimed Tottenham's second-half display and the imminent return of England striker Kane suggest they will soon reverse their bad run.

He told the BBC: "We had a great chance by Vinicius.

"We can analyse the game from the first to the last minute. If you want to be pragmatic, one penalty, one goal, 1-0.

"When a team is in a difficult game against Chelsea, you concede that penalty and are affected by it. 

"By the end of the first half I saw a team that was struggling but it was totally the opposite in the second half.

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"We miss a lot of important players but the spirit in the second half is untouchable.

"We don't like it (the form) but the way we finished the game gives me positive feelings. 

"Hopefully next week Harry Kane will be back but not any of the others."