Wenger is ‘specialist in failure’, says Mourinho
BY Agencies15 Feb 2014 11:32 PM GMT
Agencies15 Feb 2014 11:32 PM GMT
The Chelsea coach hit back at Wenger, who had earlier said that the title was Chelsea’s to lose and that Mourinho had ruled his side out of the race because of a fear of failing.
Mourinho, who claimed last week that everything he says and does is ‘mind games’, returned fire later. ‘He is a specialist in failure,’ Mourinho told reporters.
‘If supposedly he (Arsene Wenger) is right and I am afraid of failure it is because I don’t fail many times. ‘He is specialist because eight years without silverware is very long. If I do that with Chelsea, I leave and I don’t come back.’ Chelsea, who face Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday, are top of the Premier League, a point clear of Arsenal in second.
Chelsea face City just 12 days since the London club won 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the league. ‘It is not easy to play consecutive matches against the same team. You try to read the previous game and try to improve. Sometimes you can be influenced by the direction the game takes,’ Mourinho added. ‘We know they (Manchester City) are strong. Our priority is always the next match.’
Wenger delighted with FA Cup tie against Liverpool
LONDON: The Arsenal players cannot wait to face Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday and get an immediate chance to avenge their 5-1 mauling at Anfield last week, manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday.
‘We have got it out of our system, our main frailty at Liverpool was that we conceded goal after goal in 20 minutes,’ Wenger told reporters.
‘On Wednesday night (against Manchester United) we came back to our usual defensive stability. ‘Liverpool is the first team that we want to play and get a win.’
Mourinho, who claimed last week that everything he says and does is ‘mind games’, returned fire later. ‘He is a specialist in failure,’ Mourinho told reporters.
‘If supposedly he (Arsene Wenger) is right and I am afraid of failure it is because I don’t fail many times. ‘He is specialist because eight years without silverware is very long. If I do that with Chelsea, I leave and I don’t come back.’ Chelsea, who face Manchester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday, are top of the Premier League, a point clear of Arsenal in second.
Chelsea face City just 12 days since the London club won 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the league. ‘It is not easy to play consecutive matches against the same team. You try to read the previous game and try to improve. Sometimes you can be influenced by the direction the game takes,’ Mourinho added. ‘We know they (Manchester City) are strong. Our priority is always the next match.’
Wenger delighted with FA Cup tie against Liverpool
LONDON: The Arsenal players cannot wait to face Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday and get an immediate chance to avenge their 5-1 mauling at Anfield last week, manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday.
‘We have got it out of our system, our main frailty at Liverpool was that we conceded goal after goal in 20 minutes,’ Wenger told reporters.
‘On Wednesday night (against Manchester United) we came back to our usual defensive stability. ‘Liverpool is the first team that we want to play and get a win.’
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