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José Mourinho starts mind games with Frank Lampard
In a pre-match conference (h / t Express) before the weekend’s derby, José Mourinho started the mind games with Frank Lampard after saying that the pressure for the title should be on Chelsea rather than Tottenham.
Chelsea spent around £ 250 million this summer on new players, while Spurs were more reserved with their spending, spending £ 87 million; about a third of the amount spent by their London counterparts.
Mourinho has had two seasons as a manager at Chelsea and spent around 2 years at Manchester United, where the Portuguese was the one who made the most spending. (h / t Express)
Joso Mourinho expressed surprise that Chelsea manager Frank Lampard and Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer are not under the same level of pressure and expectations as him.
“What I felt is that it was when I was at these clubs, there was a lot of pressure on me and now there is not a lot of pressure on the coaches of these teams. Put some pressure on them and leave us alone, doing our job. I was in clubs that were, let’s say, market champions because of the powerful investment in the market, I had to deal with that pressure.
Mourinho claimed that Chelsea are the ‘favorite’ this season because of their spending, and said it is no longer their time to be under pressure.
“When you are a favorite, you know why you are a favorite. And you have to accept that and you have to deal with that kind of pressure and responsibility. But now it’s not my place to deal with that pressure. It is up to others to deal with that pressure. “
The Portuguese said that this summer of spending ‘reserved’ with Spurs was a new experience for him, completely different from the time he was at Chelsea.
“I’ve been to Chelsea before and I know the difference but I really enjoyed doing this first market with Tottenham… I really enjoyed doing that kind of smart market where, with less money, you try to strike a good balance for the team, not commit. mistakes, pick the right guys “
However, Frank Lampard did not blurt out Mourinho’s comments and responded firmly, saying that Mourinho has a lot of pressure on himself.
“The pressure on Tottenham will be great because José created a fantastic team and he has incredible players. We all have pressure as managers. Jose was here as a manager, so he gets it. It’s very normal for a manager to try to take the pressure off and comment on how much pressure is there or not …
The two sides meet this weekend in a highly anticipated derby. Spurs are in second place in the table, while Chelsea are in third place, just two points behind their rivals in London.
