‘What are they going to say? ‘Funny, Funny Jose’?’
25 Dec 2013 6:35 AM IST
‘I agree, I’ve played against (Arsenal) 10 times and never lost, what more do you call me?’ Mourinho, who once again won the tactical battle against Arsene Wenger at a rainswept Emirates Stadium, told reporters.
‘What are they going to say? ‘Funny, Funny Jose’? Ten times and they don’t win once. ‘I think Arsenal fans should just be happy, Arsenal are doing very well, they are in the Champions League and they have every reason to believe they can be back challenging for the title,’ added Mourinho.
It was easy to understand the home fans’ frustration as their side missed the chance to move above Liverpool and return to the top of the table in time for Christmas. Arsenal manager Wenger was also left frustrated after his 10th failure to beat Mourinho, feeling his side should have had a first-half penalty when Willian appeared to catch the ankle of Theo Walcott.
‘I think it was a penalty on Walcott, 100 percent,’ Wenger said. ‘After that we played with great focus and concentration but in the second half we couldn’t get the goal we deserved. ‘They defended well, we didn’t find our zippy moments. They were happy with a point and we weren’t.’
‘The defeats at Napoli and Man city left a little weight in our heads but we want to be strong enough to deal with.’
‘What are they going to say? ‘Funny, Funny Jose’? Ten times and they don’t win once. ‘I think Arsenal fans should just be happy, Arsenal are doing very well, they are in the Champions League and they have every reason to believe they can be back challenging for the title,’ added Mourinho.
It was easy to understand the home fans’ frustration as their side missed the chance to move above Liverpool and return to the top of the table in time for Christmas. Arsenal manager Wenger was also left frustrated after his 10th failure to beat Mourinho, feeling his side should have had a first-half penalty when Willian appeared to catch the ankle of Theo Walcott.
‘I think it was a penalty on Walcott, 100 percent,’ Wenger said. ‘After that we played with great focus and concentration but in the second half we couldn’t get the goal we deserved. ‘They defended well, we didn’t find our zippy moments. They were happy with a point and we weren’t.’
‘The defeats at Napoli and Man city left a little weight in our heads but we want to be strong enough to deal with.’
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