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Arsene Wenger says his relationship with José Mourinho makes him feel like he’s in kindergarten after the current Tottenham coach reacted by being left out of the Frenchman’s autobiography.
Wenger’s autobiography, My life in red and whiteLook at his 22 years at Arsenal but didn’t mention his duels with Mourinho, whose Chelsea dethroned the ‘Invincibles’ in 2004-05.
Last week, Mourinho said the reason he was not mentioned in the book was because the former Arsenal manager “never beat me.”
Wenger beat Mourinho twice in 19 games
“It doesn’t bother me. It’s a permanent provocation.” Wenger told the French broadcaster Channel +. “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.
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“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 FIFA’s head of world football development last year.
José: West Ham was lucky, Moyes found ‘new Fellaini’
José Mourinho defined West Ham’s return to Tottenham as “lucky” and congratulated David Moyes on finding his “new Marouane Fellaini” in Tomas Soucek.
The Spurs suffered a three-goal collapse in the second half when Manuel Lanzini’s last-minute stun secured West Ham a 3-3 draw.
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Mourinho said Sky sports: “The game was under control, we had Harry Kane to score the fourth when he hit the post, Gareth Bale to kill the game … but that’s football.
“Not deliberately, but the team was falling. With [Harry] Winks, we found our balance again and we were in control. It was exactly when we had control that we granted the first and his belief increased. My boys weren’t strong enough to deal with it psychologically. The last seconds we lost two points.
“I told them to be aware of the plays against, which we knew were very strong. David has found in [Tomas] Soucek his new [Marouane] Fellaini. In the end, they were lucky, but they fought really hard to get lucky, so I praise them. “
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