Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has denied any rifts with his players heading into the Premier League game against Arsenal on Saturday.
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“He is the best and will be the best again”.
“He is the best penalty taker in this country, too”.
With Arsenal visiting Stamford Bridge on Saturday, Cahill pointed out that the reigning Premier League champions have a great opportunity to get their season back on track and climb out of 17th place on the standings.
Mourinho left Terry out of the starting 11 in Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the UEFA Champions League.
Prior to their Wembley meeting in the Community Shield, which Arsenal won 1-0, Wenger had never beaten a club side managed by Mourinho – a run that lasted 13 games.
“I think it is sad and bad and I am not happy about it”, said Mourinho.
“No special relationship [between any manager] is my worry, all I worry about is our performance tomorrow”, Wenger said. I focus on what I love which is football… and all the rest doesn’t affect me.
“I want to make him feel the penalty is not a problem at all”.
Arsene Wenger says he’s yet to decide between Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud with regard to who will start up front against Chelsea tomorrow. When in football you lose matches you are affected.
Wenger defended his decision to rotate his side in Croatia, with the Frenchman making six changes, including leaving goalkeeper Petr Cech on the bench, while allowing Aaron Ramsey and Hector Bellerin to stay behind in North London.
“The other direction you don’t go is the direction which is real”. I think people are focussed on what happens on the pitch.
The PFA player of the year is yet to find the net and has notched up just one assist for his team-mates despite playing every minute of Chelsea’s Premier League campaign so far this season.
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When pressed on Mourinho remarks, he replied: “You should ask him that question”. However, the French worldwide appears to be in the doldrums, evidenced by his daft sending off against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday.
