Tag: Jose Mourinho

Mourinho: Arsenal ‘more than ready’ for title challenge

by Nia Griffiths Jose Mourinho has seemingly managed to simultaneously have a dig at and compliment Arsenal all in the same breath - in other...

Unbelievable new stat on Wenger’s longevity

by Lewis Ambrose Tuesday afternoon saw Leicester City sack manager Nigel Pearson, and Arsène Wenger reached a new high by Premier League standards. Appointed in September...

Mourinho shows hypocritical side again

by Lee Hurley Jose Mourinho has said that he supports Roman Abramovich's decision to sell Petr Cech to Arsenal just weeks after saying he wouldn't...

Cech: Mourinho wanted me to stay

by Nia Griffiths Petr Cech has addressed the elephant in the room since signing from Chelsea on Monday: what Jose Mourinho thought about the situation. Speaking...

Mourinho suggests Cech deal not his decision

by Nia Griffiths Although we already had an inkling that the Petr Cech deal had far more to do with Roman Abramovich than Jose Mourinho,...

Wenger targeted "outstanding" Čech for over a decade

by Lewis Ambrose Monday afternoon saw Arsenal confirm the signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech, and manager Arsène Wenger is thrilled. It's no wonder that he...

Official: Arsenal sign Petr Čech from Chelsea

by Lewis Ambrose Arsenal have completed the signing of Chelsea legend Petr Čech. The goalkeeper joins Arsène Wenger's men after 11 years at Stamford Bridge and...

Arsene’s type is better than Mourinho’s

by Helen Trantum To buy or not to buy – that is the question. Even following the January acquisition of Gabriel, there is still some clamour...

Alex Song refuses to play for Jose Mourinho

by Lee Hurley One of the weirder side-effects of the home-grown rule is that many clubs who probably wouldn't think twice about him have been...

George Graham praises Čech deal

by Lewis Ambrose A winner as an Arsenal player and manager alike, George Graham knows a thing or two about building a team capable of...

Details for Cech's probable debut vs Chelsea revealed

by Lewis Ambrose During an otherwise quiet period in the transfer window there is one story fueling the fire, as Arsenal seem set to sign...

John Terry: Mourinho needs to spend

by Lewis Ambrose While much of the news is about Arsenal chasing a deal for Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, Blues captain John Terry insists that the...

Ex-Chelsea man backs Arsenal to challenge

by Lewis Ambrose Mark Bosnich, formerly of Chelsea and Manchester United, has backed Arsenal to challenge for the Premier League title next year. The former goalkeeper,...

Chelsea demand Arsenal stars in return for Cech

The Sun are running an EXCLUSIVE in which they claim Jose Mourinho has demanded either Theo Walcott or Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in return for letting...

Mourinho doesn't want Arsenal move for Cech

It seems as if not even a day can go by without another twist in the Petr Cech transfer saga. Today, Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho,...

Mourinho believes managers like Wenger are a thing of the past

Jose Mourinho has shown Arsene Wenger respect in an uncharacteristic act of kindness. Although the tension between Wenger and Mourinho isn't exactly new, after the Chelsea...

Mourinho's personal swear word and what Henry meant about Giroud

Perhaps it's because my focus is largely directed on the World Snooker Championship now, but things seem strangely calm at Arsenal at the minute. We...

Mourinho dismisses Wenger’s claim for respect

Jose Mourinho has dismissed Arsene Wenger's claims that managers should be more respectful of each other by, well, being disrespectful. I know, it's a shock,...

Wenger: Managers should respect each other

After Arsenal fans ridiculed Chelsea last Sunday for being 'boring', Wenger has responded to Mourinho's sour comments in the most Wenger-like way possible.

Mourinho still deeply affected over 'boring' chants

What seems like a hundred days later, the Chelsea boss is still harping on about the 'boring, boring Chelsea' chants that rang out at the...

Wenger: Everyone knows Chelsea came to park the bus

After a static 0-0 draw against Chelsea at the weekend, the Arsenal boss spoke about how Jose Mourinho's tactic of essentially parking the bus...

In full: Jose Mourinho post-Arsenal v Chelsea press conference

Prior to removing his bus from the Emirates pitch, Jose Mourinho spoke to the media. The Chelsea manager, who looked like he hadn't slept in...

Chelsea manager shows his stupidity once again

We all know what's going to happen on Sunday. Chelsea will turn up with their bus, they'll look to frustrate and kick Arsenal and hit...

Why Chelsea's manager cannot compete with Arsene Wenger

Ahead of this weekend's fixture against the team that ruined Wenger's 1,000th game,, we look at why the manager deserves to remain at the club.

Injury Updates: First battle in Chelsea war lies in the treatment room

As Chelsea's match with Arsenal on Sunday draws closer, they find themselves without three valued strikers. The Independent is currently reporting that none of Chelsea's...

Wenger cagey about his relationship with Mourinho

Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho's relationship isn't one of the closest, especially in more recent years. The Arsenal manager fuelled rumours of his dislike for the...

Wenger: I don't have to justify not resigning Fabregas

The potential transfer of Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona back to Arsenal during the summer had many Arsenal fans salivating. The possibility of having Fabregas and...

Arsenal drop below Everton, Manchester United in Injury League

Arsenal are having their best run of form since 2005 and are seeing their best run of fitness per the recent Injury League table. 30th...

Injury Update: Per Mertesacker

Per Mertesacker sprained his ankle in Arsenal's FA Cup win over Reading. He was replaced with Gabriel in the match and Arsene Wenger said in his...

Full-strength Chelsea team to face Arsenal this weekend

After some classic Jose Mourinho 'umm'ing and 'ahh'ing, is has been - shockingly - declared that Chelsea's Diego Costa will face the Gunners this...

Two players Arsenal need on form to beat Chelsea

After a far from comfortable win on Saturday we’re in the FA Cup final! Hooray! And after Villa spoiled Stevie G’s birthday dream we’ll be playing...

Chelsea manager agrees with Wenger, no-one cares

Jose Mourinho has agreed with Arsene Wenger, but it almost sickened him to do so.

Family and Mourinho stop Wenger from getting his man

Turkish midfielder's family wouldn't move to London when he was a teenager, before José Mourinho let him join Liverpool from Real Madrid in 2012.

Are Chelsea really after Theo or is it all just an April fool?

Media reports claim that Chelsea are interested in signing Theo Walcott, but how much truth is there to the rumours?

Why does Sourpuss Mourinho hate Le Professeur so?

In a week when Jose Mourinho couldn’t resist having yet another pop at Arsene Wenger and his side, we look at why the Chelsea manager can’t seem to help himself.

Journalists humour Chelsea manager despite Wenger’s assertions

Arsenal moved to within a point of 'title' challengers Manchester City on Saturday. With Chelsea dropping points at home to Southampton, some are postulating that...

Thierry Henry defends Chelsea

Thierry Henry has been speaking about Chelsea's midweek crash in the Champions League.

Style over substance?

After crashing out of the Champions League last Wednesday, Jose Mourinho was asked to explain why he thought Chelsea lost. "PSG deserved to win. When...

Wenger over Mourinho any day suggests Fabregas

Fabregas fails to flatter Mourinho when asked to compare him to previous managers at Arsenal and Barcelona.