Mourinho
Jose
Mourinho has hit back at his recent critics by likening himself to
Wayne Rooney, and claims that he is a “fantastic manager” whether
Chelsea win or lose.
According to Goal, Mourinho has been
under pressure in recent weeks as Chelsea have struggled early on in
defence of their Premier League title, trailing leaders Manchester City
by 11 points after just five games of the season.
The Stamford Bridge side recovered from
two conseucitve league defeats to beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-0 in their
opening Champions League group game on Wednesday, and Mourinho says
observers should not be so quick to judge managers and players such as
Rooney based on form.
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“There are people who are not happy with so many successes,” the coach told reporters.
“Wayne Rooney was a disaster, then he
beats the record with England and he’s suddenly the best player in the
history of English football. Rooney is a fantastic player when he’s not
scoring goals or when he is.
“I am a fantastic manager when I’m not winning matches and I’m a fantastic manager when I am.
“You like ‘up and down,’ but it’s not
like that. The pundits get big money not to say easy things. They have
to be geniuses in their analysis or they don’t deserve the money they
get.”
Mourinho also thanked Chelsea fans for
their support on Wednesday, saying, “It shows that they don’t read
papers or they don’t have short memories: if they don’t read papers
they’ll support me, if they don’t have short memories they’ll support
me.
“There’s an easy way for them to think,
which is: ‘We won four premier Leagues, three with him and one with his
team, so this guy is not bad. Let’s support him, and we have a chance to
win a fifth.’”
Chelsea face Arsenal on Saturday, and
Mourinho added, “For all of us to have woken up again after a defeat and
two days before a London derby against Arsenal, I could imagine how it
would feel.”
Meanwhile, Mourinho has taken a swipe at
Steven Gerrard as the Chelsea manager slammed claims of a rift with his
axed captain John Terry.
Mourinho left Terry on the bench against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
LA Galaxy midfielder Gerrard, working as a
television pundit for the Chelsea match, claimed Mourinho’s treatment
of Terry must be due to a fracturing of their relationship. “There’s
certainly a bit of friction behind the scenes because for me, you play
John Terry week in, week out, he’s your captain,” Gerrard told BT Sport.
But Mourinho was quick to respond. “Steven is wrong,” Mourinho said.
Title : I’m a fantastic manager, says Mourinho
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