Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he does not regret pushing Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho in a heated touchline encounter on Sunday. The two managers clashed after a challenge by Gary Cahill on Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez in Chelsea's 2-0 home win.
"What is to regret after that? I wanted to go from A to B and somebody confronted me without any sign of welcome," Wenger said. "B was get to Sanchez to see if he was injured. Was it a push? A little one. You can see when I really try to push." Wenger and Mourinho were eventually separated by fourth official Jon Moss at Stamford Bridge and the Football Association will take no further action.
Chelsea boss Mourinho said he wanted to "forget" about the incident with his rival, and insisted he had done nothing wrong. "It becomes heated because this is a big game, big clubs, big rivals, and important match for both teams. These conditions make a game of emotions,'' he said. "I do so many wrong things in football. But not this time because this time I was just in my technical area and it was not my problem. Game over. Story over." The relationship between the two managers is not among the most cordial. Mourinho labelled Wenger "a specialist in failure" last February.
Chelsea are 1/2 at Bet365 to win the Premier League this season while Arsenal are 20/1 to clinch the trophy.
bgdadu 9 years ago
When I saw those news I started laughing my ass out :)) It's a little bit shame for both of them...because they are some big names in the European football...but this happens.Actually it must happen more often to laugh again :))
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Johnajax 9 years ago
I think that this is shame for both. I don't know what is going on between two of them but this is not apropriet. I thnik that mourinho is bad man but good manager and from mourinho I can expect things like that but on my suprise arsen was one who started this I think but mourinho isn't inocent bealive me :)
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zuga 9 years ago
two old farts fighting.. too funny :D
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Snoop 9 years ago
Arsene is pretending that he is gentleman, but is not easy to be manager, it is difficult to be calm, he must be angry on himself because he can not find way to win against Mourinho... Mourinho is crazy man, he know how to behave in situations like this... I can not wait to see some new matches between Mourinho and Wenger,...
Arsene is pretending that he is gentleman, but is not easy to be manager, it is difficult to be calm, he must be angry on himself because he can not find way to win against Mourinho... Mourinho is crazy man, he know how to behave in situations like this... I can not wait to see some new matches between Mourinho and Wenger, from now on tensions will be even bigger...
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kruno1414 9 years ago
there is an obvious tension beetween them and always wenger tries to deny it after but thats imposible . mourinho is specialist for those kinds of situation and i bet he wanted for this to happen , as much he prepares tactics for his team he also prepares tactics outside the court for the clashes with media and other coaches...
there is an obvious tension beetween them and always wenger tries to deny it after but thats imposible . mourinho is specialist for those kinds of situation and i bet he wanted for this to happen , as much he prepares tactics for his team he also prepares tactics outside the court for the clashes with media and other coaches :)
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