Jose Mourinho took a thinly veiled swipe at two of his biggest title
rivals — Manchester City and Arsenal — ahead of the first day of
the Barclays Premier League season.
The Chelsea manager failed to win any trophies in his first season
back at the club last year, while Arsene Wenger ended nine years
without silverware at Arsenal by winning the FA Cup. When asked
if he felt under pressure to deliver, Mourinho replied: ‘Why? Some
managers have 10 years to win something.’
City’s Manuel Pellegrini won the Premier League and League Cup
double last year with a squad inherited from Roberto Mancini.
Under the Italian they won the title, the FA Cup and the Community
Shield. Mourinho added: ‘I don’t like to get clubs developed by
other managers before me, I don’t like to arrive on time to collect
the fruit off their trees. I like to work. I like to build. I don’t like
easy jobs.’ ‘This is the second year of my project and I am so happy with
that,’ said Mourinho. ‘At the end of the season you, the supporters
and the players will judge my work. And most importantly my
boss, my owner, my board will judge.’
After talking down their chances last season, Mourinho, who starts
his campaign against newly- promoted Burnley on Monday, admits
Chelsea are title contenders. But he claims some managers are
given an easier ride than others when it comes to rating success.
‘You don’t look with the same eyes on different people, don’t
measure people by the same dimensions,’ he explained. ‘For some
to reach success is to achieve this and for others to achieve
success is to achieve that. Because of my last 10 years and
Chelsea’s last 10 years I understand why you always put the level
high for myself and Chelsea.
‘I really don’t care about it. I just care about being myself, to work
hard every day, to have ambition to win the next game, it doesn’t
matter which competition or which opponent. I want to win against
Burnley, that’s the first step.’ Source: dailymail |
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