His name is Callum Hynes and his role this Tuesday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was to be a ball boy of the band in which the Tottenham and Olympiacos benches are located.

Mourinho's team had started horrible. He was 0-2 down and a loss would mean having to travel to Munich , the last stop of the group stage, to play the standings against a team that had scored seven goals in the first leg.

Everyone expected it was one of the great stars of the 'Spurs' who redirected the waters, but no one agreed that a young man, crouched in the stands, would be the hero. The profession of ball boy, as in tennis, for example, is not usually pleasant. People only remember them at the end of the games to hurry up if their team is losing or to lose sight of them if they win.

It is rarely a position that grants glory. You have to look for it.

And so did Hynes. Shortly after starting the first part, Lucas Moura fought a ball, managing to scratch a throw-in. Our young protagonist realized that if he returned the fast ball to Serger Aurier , who was passing by, a danger opportunity would be created.

Shot out to give it to Aurier , he quickly sent it to Moura, who was already running the band, and the ball ended up pushed by Kane to the tights. It was the adrenaline rush that Tottenham needed to end up taking all three points and qualifying to eighths.

That is why Mourinho, when his team tied, did not look for players or members of the coaching staff to celebrate it. He went to the position of the ball boy and shook hands with the kid.

"I love smart ball bouncers . This boy was brilliant today. He read the game, understood the game and gave us very important assistance . He wasn't there just to look at the stands, the lights or the scarves. He was living the game," snapped the Portuguese.

Then he invited him to the locker room, to celebrate the victory as one more, because he had been one more. But he had slipped away. Hynes was gone, perhaps because at his young age he is not yet ready for celebrations.

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