Mourinho hits back at Capello after 'burnout' criticism
The Blues coach has suggested that the former
England and Russia boss should respect fellow
managers and not comment on bad spellsChelsea
manager Jose Mourinho has hit back at Fabio
Capello , after the Italian suggested that the
Portuguese lacks longevity because he burns
players out.
Capello indicated is belief that Mourinho's players
become burnt out after a spell of 18 months or
two years of working with the Blues boss, hinting
that such a problem affected the 52-year-old's
time at Real Madrid.
But the Chelsea manager has hit back at the
Italian, suggesting that the former England boss
should respect the work of fellow managers,
especially when they are enduring difficult spells.
“I read what Capello said. I think a coach with his
story had better talk about football without
comment on the work of his colleagues,"
Mourinho told Gazzetta dello Sport .
“I could have commented on his job as coach for
England or the Russian one, and I never did.
Because I prefer to respect the negative moments
of my colleagues.
“I prefer to talk more of Fabio Capello in the many
beautiful moments of his career, full of
extraordinary success.”
Mourinho was also drawn on the public vote of
confidence he recieved from the Chelsea board
following the 3-1 defeat to Southampton,
worryingly indicating that he has failed to find an
explanation for Chelsea's poor results.
"That makes me proud. It shows the confidence of
Abramovich in the manager who has won three
Premier League titles with this club. I thank him
and I keep working.
"I do not know why the results with Chelsea at the
moment are really bad. I can not nor want to hide
the reality. And I struggle to find an explanation.
“But I assure you: I'm working like never before
and we will come out of it.”
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