Mourinho: Schedules favour Gunners

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Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Mourinho: Schedules favour Gunners


Jose Mourinho has stirred up another likely war of words at the top by
telling rivals Arsenal they are being given an easier ride than Chelsea
in the Premiership title race by television scheduling. The Blues boss
is clearly unhappy that second-placed Arsenal have an extra day's rest
than his own stars over the crowded holiday period.


Chelsea snatched two late goals on Tuesday to win at Portsmouth and go
eight points clear at the top while Arsenal had to wait until tonight
for their trip to Newcastle.

And Mourinho, who had complained bitterly after his team narrowly beat
Aston Villa on Sunday that two games in three days are bad for the
health, said:'They (Arsenal) always seem to have two days or three days
in which to recover from matches.

'Perhaps it is something to do with the TV schedules. They had the same
on Boxing Day.'

Arsenal, in fact, had one day less to prepare for their Christmas holiday
fixtures, having met Portsmouth at Fratton Park the previous Sunday after
Chelsea had moved eight points ahead 24 hours earlier with a 4-0 trouncing
of Norwich.

And before Arsenal and Chelsea clashed in a 2-2 Highbury draw on December
12, a Sunday match also dictated by Sky TV, they had both played their
final preliminary group Champions League matches on the same Tuesday night.

After also aiming verbal jibes at his Manchester United counterpart, Sir
Alex Ferguson, this season, it is becoming evident that Mourinho clearly
revels in the vitriol at the top.

But he is deadly serious when he supports calls for a midwinter break in
English football. He said:'You can play two games in three days, but it
is not correct. It is not good for the health just like smoking one cigar
after another is not good for the health.

'My players are tired. All of them, especially John Terry. At least he
has a few days now to be ready for the next game at Liverpool. Who knows
what our lead will be after that? Arsenal play at Charlton. I just don't
know.

'But I know this has been one of my greatest years, probably the best. I
won the Portuguese League and the European Cup with Porto, came to Chelsea,
qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League and finished 2004
on top of the Premiership.

'There are still some hard tests ahead but my players have shown they
have the desire to win the title and they know they have the ability.'



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