Arsenal manager Arsene
Wenger says Jose Mourinho must deal with the fact he is under pressure at
Chelsea.
The two clubs clash this
weekend in a London derby of major significance for both clubs, with Mourinho’s
men enduring a poor start to the Premier League season and the Gunners coming
off the back of a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions
League.
The Blues, defending
champions from last season, have won just once domestically so far this
campaign and languish in 17th position, six points behind their bitter rivals.
Mourinho and Wenger have
a storied history and a particularly sour rivalry, and the Frenchman insists
his counterpart must learn to get used to being under pressure at Stamford
Bridge.
He told reporters:” These
are situations that are difficult to assess. It’s less enjoyable when it
doesn’t go well but every manager in the game for a long time has to do deal
with that.
“People come to football
to watch football and all the rest is secondary. What is important is what
people will see at 12.45 and let’s focus on that.
“I focus on what I love
which is football and respect everybody and all the rest doesn’t affect me.
What is important is football for me.”
Mourinho famously branded
Wenger a “specialist in failure” in 2014, but Wenger refused to comment on
Chelsea’s apparent decline – instead insisting he will leave such judgements
“to the specialists”.
“We know our position at
the end of the season will depend on how we do in the big games,” he added.
“I do not consider too
much where Chelsea stand. I focus on us performing well tomorrow morning.”
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