Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho praised his players after their 0-0 draw at Watford.

Troy Deeney saw his spot-kick saved, but the Hornets extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven matches.

“It was a good performance," said Mourinho. “I knew it was going to be a difficult game, I knew it was going to be physical, we are not physical. I knew it was going to be very direct, and we are not very good on direct, but I think we adapted very well defensively.

“It's difficult to press high when the ball is in the air, I always say that. How can you press the ball if the ball is in the air? There is no point in bringing the block up because the ball isn't there. We coped well.

“With the ball, we had a lot of attacking players on the pitch. Apart from the four defenders, where Serge Aurier is more of a winger than a defender, we had only attacking players.

"Winks, maybe 50-50, but after that Giovani, Lamela, Lucas, Son, Dele and later, Gedson, Eriksen. We had the ball, we created, we dominated, we had our chances and that's the way it is. We didn't score, the ball was there, smelling, but didn't want to go in.

“It's impossible to dominate against them for 90 minutes and when I say dominate, it's even by having the ball, hiding the ball, by moving.

“It's impossible for 90 minutes, so there is always a period when they go long, flicks, second balls, Deeney holding the ball, and it's difficult. The boys coped well with it, so I'm pleased with them. The result is not the result we wanted, we showed from minute one we wanted a different result than this, but that's the way it is."