Jose Mourinho believes that the Tottenham Hotspur fans can now see what he meant about giving Troy Parrott time to develop rather than expecting him to be the new Harry Kane right now.

The Spurs head coach has come under fire from the fans and various pundits for not giving the 18-year-old more game time and particularly after only giving him three minutes from the bench in the 3-2 Premier League defeat to Wolves.

However, after having a chat with Parrott and the young Ireland international then delivering a mature goalscoring performance for the U23s on Monday night, Mourinho gave the striker about 25 minutes from the bench in extra-time in Spurs' FA Cup exit to Norwich City.

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The teenager received an enormous roar from the home crowd when he was brought on to the pitch for Dele Alli.

However, Parrott struggled to see much of the ball during his time in the encounter.

The young Irishman did show bravery in asking to take a penalty in the shootout, only for Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul to save his spot kick.

"The penalty is nothing. He is a penalty taker in the U23s, he scores every one for them," Mourinho told BBC Sport after the game.

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"He was so confident, he wanted to take one, he wanted to take the responsibility, it’s an experience in his career.

"The problem is not his experience. The problem is the 30 minutes. Now people can see that he has to work a lot so don’t think that Parrott is the second Harry Kane because he’s just a young kid that needs to work.

"Let’s forget the penalty because we all miss the penalties, it was not Troy."

Krul believes he got inside Parrott's head, saying after the match: "The young lad, Parrott, I played a little bit with his head. I said, 'I haven't seen many penalties from you when I've done my homework' and he just looked at me."

Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy has also spoken this week, before the Norwich game, about the current situation with Parrott at Tottenham.

"I wouldn't comment on anyone else's players. I think Jose is one of the best managers that's been around for a very long time," McCarthy is quoted as saying by RTE.

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"And if he doesn't want to play him, I'm not going to argue with him. Jose is a top man, he picks his own players.

"He's had what, five minutes as a sub? That would really get him ready for the Slovakia game wouldn't it?"

McCarthy, who handed Parrott his Ireland debut against New Zealand in a friendly last November, said: "If he had gone out on loan it would have benefited them long term because I think he's ready for that.

"But again, they are not my decisions to make. It would have benefited Troy but it just didn't work out."