Jose Mourinho
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Jose Mourinho must deal with the fact he is under pressure at Chelsea.
The two
clubs clash this weekend in a London derby of major significance for
both clubs, with Mourinho’s men enduring a poor start to the Premier
League season and the Gunners coming off the back of a disappointing 2-1
defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.
The Blues,
defending champions from last season, have won just once domestically
so far this campaign and languish in 17th position, six points behind
their bitter rivals.
ADVERTISEMENT
Mourinho
and Wenger have a storied history and a particularly sour rivalry, and
the Frenchman insists his counterpart must learn to get used to being
under pressure at Stamford Bridge.
He told
reporters:” These are situations that are difficult to assess. It’s less
enjoyable when it doesn’t go well but every manager in the game for a
long time has to do deal with that.
“People
come to football to watch football and all the rest is secondary. What
is important is what people will see at 12.45 and let’s focus on that.
“I focus
on what I love which is football and respect everybody and all the rest
doesn’t affect me. What is important is football for me.”
Mourinho
famously branded Wenger a “specialist in failure” in 2014, but Wenger
refused to comment on Chelsea’s apparent decline – instead insisting he
will leave such judgements “to the specialists”.
“We know our position at the end of the season will depend on how we do in the big games,” he added.
“I do not consider too much where Chelsea stand. I focus on us performing well tomorrow morning.”
Title : Deal with the pressure, Wenger tells Mourinho
Description : Jose Mourinho Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Jose Mourinho must deal with the fact he is under pressure at Chelsea. The two ...
