Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho wants to see his players improve their mentality.
In a message to his squad, who lost to rivals Arsenal and crashed out of the Europa League in humiliating fashion last month, Mourinho warned talent alone does not make a top player.
While he was happy with the squad's response in the 2-0 win over Aston Villa before the international break, Mourinho said he wants players with the mentality to impact the very “soul" of his squad.
"For me, when people speak about talent and separate talent from professionalism, commitment and ambition, I think people are wrong," he said.
"For me, there is not talent and then these other qualities are a different thing. For me, everything is in the same package.
"So I believe a team needs players where the talent co-exists with all these other ingredients. And this is what gives teams the extra potential to do big things.
"And of course I was very happy with the reaction [of the team] in the Villa game. But, I keep saying the same, you shouldn't be reactive, you should be always at the same level.
"Not in terms of performance level because that depends – your opponent can be better than you and you can have a negative day. But that package that you bring to the game has to be always there – that's very important. Of course it's a priority.
“I believe the more players you have with this mentality, the more they can influence the group's state of mind, the group's soul. It's important going forward. Not just for us – I believe every team, every club has to think the same way. This profile of players are very important."
