Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has seemingly took yet another dig at rival Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal side by saying that if they don’t win a trophy this since, they won’t have any excuses.
The Gunner are still fighting in three competitions, the Premier League title race, the FA Cup and the Champions League, but two poor results in the space of a few days, have raised doubts upon the North London club once again.
After the goalless draw with Manchester United on Wednesday night, Wenger blamed the results on nerves, but Mourinho has commented saying that the team Wenger has at his disposal are not young players anymore and if they fail to win something this season, they have no excuses.
In the past, Wenger has chosen a youthful looking side and a lot of people have doubted their mentality to win trophies, as their drought continues to nearly a decade, and Mourinho believes it’s time for their maturing team to deliver.
‘Arsenal have spent many, many years working together. Many, many years making these players grow up and achieve this maturity level,’ he said.
‘These guys, Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott and Kieran Gibbs, they are not kids any more. They were kids but in this moment they are mature players.
‘The manager with this group of players, four, five or six years working with these players and then adding fantastic players like Mezut Ozil, Santi Cazorla or Per Mertesacker to the team, these last pieces of experiences. I think they are very good team.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
