'Mourinho is obsessed with Wenger'
The two managers have clashed repeatedly in
recent seasons and their war of words has
continued following Chelsea's recent 2-0 win over
ArsenalFormer Arsenal striker Ian Wright says
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is "obsessed"
with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
The two managers have clashed repeatedly in
recent seasons, with the latest spat between the
pair coming on the back of Chelsea's 2-0 win over
the Gunners two weeks ago.
Mourinho was incensed that Diego Costa received
a retrospective three-match ban after Wenger had
urged officials to punish the striker in the
aftermath of the game following an incident
involving Laurent Koscielny.
The Portuguese then claimed his rival boss
receives preferential treatment from officials
before again criticising his failure to win the
Premier League in the last 10 years.
"His obsession with Wenger is mystifying. I just
can't understand it," Wright told The Sun.
"There's something that happens with him
whenever he talks or thinks about Arsene. He gets
antagonised all the time.
"I think the big problem is that Jose looks at
Arsene and his treatment from the media.
"Jose rightly feels Arsene hasn't achieved as
much as he has. I think his issue is that Arsene
has not won as much or achieved as much as he
has - yet still gets as many plaudits. It just irks
him that Arsene doesn't get more criticism.
"What I can't understand is why it irks him so
much when he's got the medals to show
everybody what he's about. He just can't be
happy with himself, for some reason, even though
what he does is brilliant."
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