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發表於 2005-10-3 01:57:20
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Mourinho turns on Chelsea critics
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho rounded on his side's critics after they went nine points clear at the Premiership summit after the 4-1 win at Liverpool.
He said: "We deserve more respect, not from Liverpool but from people in general. We are a good team.
"We have eight matches and eight victories, with 16 goals, but people say we cannot play, that we are a group of clowns. This is not right.
"My team showed big personalities but the title is not over yet."
He added: "We are not a perfect team. I am not saying we are the best team in the world.
"I am saying we are a very good football team with everything a football team should have - big ambition, defensive quality, attacking quality, individual players, creativity."
Mourinho refused to enter a war of words with Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez, who suggested Chelsea were scared of his side after the Champions League draw at Anfield in midweek.
But he said: "I know they cannot play against us face to face. They have to defend or wait for a mistake and a goal. When they play against us face to face they can't win.
"The title race isn't over. We may have a few more points than other teams but the moment we think that, we are in trouble.
"If Rafael Benitez says we have weaknesses that must be because he knows. He is a great manager but I also know the weaknesses of my team.
"The whole team was excellent. Didier Drogba was absolutely incredible. The way he dominated everything was incredible.
"Joe Cole and Damien Duff gave us the shape we needed and our substitutes Geremi and Arjen Robben put their mark on the game."
Frank Lampard, who set Chelsea on the way to victory with a first-half penalty, admitted Mourinho's side were in the mood to answer criticism after the midweek Champions League stalemate.
He said: "It's a great result for us. We showed we mean business here.
"A lot of things were said about us after the Champions League game in midweek, but we did our talking out on the pitch so we are delighted.
"We felt a lot of things were said that were wrong. We want to now keep our focus. We don't think we are invincible but we are really happy with this win." |
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