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By Reuters 
15h ago
LONDON – Arsene Wenger has ignored José Mourinho’s reaction to being left out of the Frenchman’s autobiography despite his fierce crashes on the touchline over the years, saying dealing with the Portuguese made him feel like if i was in kindergarten again.
Wenger’s autobiography “My Life in Red and White” looks back on his 22 years at Arsenal, but does not mention his duels with Mourinho, whose Chelsea dethroned the Frenchman’s “Invincibles” in 2004-05.
Mourinho had said that the reason it was not mentioned in the book was “because he never beat me.”
“It doesn’t bother me. It’s a permanent provocation.” Wenger told Canal Plus. “I feel like I’m in kindergarten with him. But that’s part of his personality.”
Mourinho’s rivalry with Wenger reached a boiling point in 2014 when they physically collided on the touchline in a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge.
It took Wenger 14 attempts to finally beat Mourinho, who once called him a “fault specialist,” and he had just two wins in 19 games.
“We beat him twice. We won, and there were also a lot of draws,” Wenger added.
“It is not ‘you’ who wins, you only participate in the victory. It is ‘us’ who win. The coach is there to get the most out of a team.”
Wenger, who left Arsenal in 2018, was appointed head of world football development last year at FIFA, the governing body for world football. Mourinho is now in charge of Tottenham Hotspur.
Reuters
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