Mourinho and Wenger again Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has declined the opportunity to apologise for describing Arsene Wenger as a specialist in failure. In February, Mourinho made the comment about Wenger as a response to an initial interview with the Frenchman regarding last season’s Premier League title race. Wenger, in reference to Mourinhos insistence that his side were outside bets for the championship, had declared that the championship was Chelseas to lose and said anyone who claimed their team were not in the race did so out of fear of failure. The following month Chelsea beat the Gunners 6-0 but ended the season without a trophy while Wenger ended Arsenals nine-year silverware drought by winning the FA Cup. It was a consequence of something, Mourinho said of his taunt. It was not a deliberate first option to say something. I didnt get an apology. I dont apologise. Mourinho wants to leave the comment in the past. You dont need to apologise, added Mourinho, who last season did say sorry for calling Wenger a voyeur during his first spell. To go over it, to forget it and to move forward without thinking about what happened. We dont need that, finish, move and lets go for another match with big responsibility for both of us. We have the responsibility not to win, to give a good football match and for the millions of fans that both clubs have. No problems. I never had the opportunity to play against him, whether it was beach soccer or whatever, its only ever been Chelsea against Arsenal. Its an amazing achievement (for him to be at Arsenal for 18 years) and I congratulate him and the club. Mourinho will give Cesc Fabregas the opportunity to play against former club Arsenal in a Chelsea shirt for the first time this weekend and while he feels the Gunners supporters should give the midfielder a good reception, he doesnt care either way. I dont know really, he said. The reaction from Arsenal fans, nobody listens. It depends on what the Chelsea fans do, if they make noise nobody will hear the Arsenal fans. It depends on the club culture, as you saw with the Chelsea fans with Frank Lampard. It depends, but Fabregas was almost made at Arsenal and I think the feeling should be a good feeling between the fans and him. Hes been phenomenal for us in every game, no exception. He has responsibilities and I couldnt be happier with the moment we decided to bring him to the club.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:58:48 +0000
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