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Jose Mourinho mocks Arsenal’s league position ahead of London derby

Jose Mourinho mocks Arsenal’s league position ahead of London derby

Premier League
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho is not concerned with the north London battle with Arsenal and is only looking up in the Premier League table. Spurs head to the Emirates on Sunday seven points ahead of Arsenal and a victory would go a long way to ensuring they finish above their huge rivals in the league for a fifth consecutive year. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mourinho, however, is focused only on ensuring his team remain in the battle for the league's top four and not where Arteta's side are in the table. ‘I look up, I don’t look down,’ he said. ‘If Arsenal was seven points ahead of us, I would look to them. But because we have seven points more than them, I don’t look down. ‘But at the same time, we look always to the next match. And if instea...
Mourinho hits out at Arteta over fixture complaint ahead of North London Derby

Mourinho hits out at Arteta over fixture complaint ahead of North London Derby

Premier League
Jose Mourinho has dismissed Mikel Arteta's claim that Spurs have an advantage over Arsenal ahead of this weekend's North London Derby. Arsenal will play Tottenham on Sunday with both teams looking for three points to keep alive their hopes of finishing in a European qualification spot. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Before then, they face Europa League last-16 ties, with Mourinho’s team taking on Dinamo Zagreb and Arteta’s side facing Olympiacos. Both teams were drawn to play the away leg away from home first, but UEFA rules state two clubs from the same city are not allowed to play on the same day. This means that Spurs will now play Zagreb at home on Thursday, while Arsenal face a near-3,000 mile round trip to play in Greece. Speaking after the d...
Jose Mourinho claims his methods are the best in the world after Spurs defeat vs West ham

Jose Mourinho claims his methods are the best in the world after Spurs defeat vs West ham

Premier League
Jose Mourinho has insisted that his methods are ‘second to nobody in the world’ after Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to West Ham on Sunday. The loss to David Moyes’ side has now left Tottenham nine points behind West Ham, who currently occupy the fourth position in the Premier League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Spurs have lost five out of their last six Premier League games, which has led to big questions over Mourinho’s methods. But the 58-year-old is confident that he is the right person to get Tottenham out of their current slump in form. When quizzed on if he questions his own way of working with his players after West Ham defeat, Mourinho replied: ‘No, not at all, not at all, zero. ‘Because sometimes the results are a consequence of multiple situa...
Jose Mourinho blasts Gareth Bale over ‘contradictory’ Instagram post

Jose Mourinho blasts Gareth Bale over ‘contradictory’ Instagram post

Premier League
Jose Mourinho has blasted Gareth Bale for his ‘totally wrong’ & ‘contradictory’ Instagram post which partly overshadowed Spurs' FA Cup defeat against Everton. The Wales international’s return to Tottenham on loan from Real Madrid has now backfired with the player a shadow of his former self. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bale was left out of the matchday squad which travelled to Merseyside and eventually succumbed to a 5-4 defeat after extra-time. Mourinho claimed the former Southampton player was missing because of an injury, but the Welshman had posted a message hours earlier in which he intimated he was ready to return to football action. Speaking ahead of Saturday’s Premier League game against Manchester City, Mourinho took the opportunity to...
Rio Ferdinand lambasts Mourinho over ‘excuses-filled interview’ after Chelsea defeat

Rio Ferdinand lambasts Mourinho over ‘excuses-filled interview’ after Chelsea defeat

Premier League
Rio Ferdinand has blasted Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho for making ‘excuses’ after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday. Jorginho’s penalty in the first half was enough to condemn Tottenham to a third successive defeat in the Premier League, which has seen them drop to eighth place in the table. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea were dominant in the first half and finally got their breakthrough through a spot kick after Eric Dier brought down Timo Werner in the box. Tottenham offered little in attack without the injured Harry Kane and though they improved after half-time, their one major opportunity was wasted by Carlos Vinicius as he headed wide in the closing stages of the game. In his post-match interview, Mourinho focused on Chelsea...
Mourinho warns Tuchel about his easy Chelsea job ahead of Tottenham clash

Mourinho warns Tuchel about his easy Chelsea job ahead of Tottenham clash

Premier League
Jose Mourinho has fired a warning to Thomas Tuchel that he will have no excuses if he fails to turn Chelsea into a title-winning team and believes he has an ‘easy’ job at the club. The Tottenham boss won three Premier League titles during his two spells at Stamford Bridge, helping mastermind the end of the dominance which was enjoyed by Arsenal and Manchester United. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I don’t think it’s very difficult to coach at Chelsea because I was champion three times, (Carlo) Ancelotti was champion, Antonio Conte was champion,’ he said ahead of Thursday’s London derby. ‘It cannot be very, very difficult because we win titles there. I believe Chelsea always has great players and great squads and good coaches are happy to work with these...
Mourinho explains why he’s not friends with Jurgen Klopp

Mourinho explains why he’s not friends with Jurgen Klopp

Premier League
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says he cannot consider Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp his friend due to a lack of time spent together. The two managers are set to meet for the 13th time on Thursday when Liverpool play Spurs in what could be a crucial Premier League clash. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While Mourinho says he has huge respect for Klopp, the Tottenham head coach says he has not spent enough time with the former Dortmund manager to consider him a friend. Pointing to his personal history with Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who played under Mourinho at Porto, and Brendan Rodgers, who was a coach at Chelsea, he says it is only possible to become friends with managers after a long period of time together. He said: "I'm not a friend of Jur...
Mourinho sends message to Liverpool after falling short of Chelsea’s unbeaten record

Mourinho sends message to Liverpool after falling short of Chelsea’s unbeaten record

Premier League
Jose Mourinho has congratulated Liverpool on getting close to matching Chelsea’s unbeaten home Premier League record, though doubts the milestone will ever be toppled. Liverpool's 68-game unbeaten run at Anfield was ended on Thursday by Burnley, with Ashley Barnes scoring a penalty in the 83rd minute to secure win for the club for the first time since April 2017. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Reds had been starting to look towards the blues' outstanding unbeaten home record of 86 games without defeat between 2004 and 2008. But, they fell 18 games short of the benchmark – most of which were recorded during Mourinho’s first spell at Chelsea – and the current Spurs manager believes it is one of few sporting records that may never be broken. ‘You kno...
Mourinho refuses to back Lampard after Chelsea sack rumours

Mourinho refuses to back Lampard after Chelsea sack rumours

Premier League
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has refused to offer his backing to Chelsea boss Frank Lampard after reports claiming that the blues are considering sacking the 42-year-old. Lampard’s future is under huge threat at Stamford Bridge following Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Leicester City earlier this week. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The defeat means they have now lost five out of their last eight Premier League games, and the club’s hierarchy are now reportedly considering other options to Lampard. Mourinho hailed Lampard as the best professional he has ever worked with during Tottenham’s ‘All or Nothing’ series on Amazon Prime. But, the Spurs manager has turned down the chance to offer some words of encouragement to Lampard during Chelsea’s poor run of fo...
Mourinho aims fresh dig at Bruno Fernandes & Man Utd as Spurs beat Leeds

Mourinho aims fresh dig at Bruno Fernandes & Man Utd as Spurs beat Leeds

Premier League
Jose Mourinho has aimed a fresh dig at Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes, arguing that players who score penalties should not be among the Premier League's top scorers. Fernandes currently sits third in the Premier League scoring charts this campaign, scoring 11 goals for the Red devils, five of which have come from the penalty spot. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Just Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min have scored more goals than Fernandes, with Tottenham forward Son netting in his side's 3-0 victory over Leeds. It was Son's 100th goal for Tottenham and Mourinho praised the player's achievements after the game. Yet he could not resist aiming a dig at Fernandes over his penalty record. He said: "I'm very happy for him, I'm very happy that now ...
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