Mourinho salutes Chelsea courage

[Nikki]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says the courageous manner of his side's title defence has made him prouder than their Premiership successes in 2005 and 2006.
Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates ensured United claimed the title for the first time since 2003.

"I have to say maybe I'm prouder now than when we were champions," said Mourinho. "All season my players have been heroes against everything.

"This was a game to remember and showed how big Chelsea are as a club."

Mourinho offered his congratulations to Manchester United, but could not bring himself to say that the best team had won the title.

"It doesn't matter, what matters is the team with more points is the champion," added Mourinho.

"I have to congratulate the champions, the players, the manager, the fans, the board; all the people that helped them to be champions.

Mourinho pinpointed Chelsea's lack of defensive cover for centre-back Ricardo Carvalho as why the defending champions had failed to win the Premiership for a third successive time.

"We had a big problem only to play all season only with Carvalho at centre-half but now is not the moment to talk about that.

"I'm very proud of my players. Normally when a team has a lot of success and loses a championship it's lack of motivation, not the same spirit or ambition, but it was exactly the opposite.

"My team was brilliant."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ea/6630789.stm

[diablos]

Think he was gutted, some of his buys have been questionable and he seemed to do better with ranieri's players.

Credit that he spoke at the end though.

[Nikki]

Think he was gutted, some of his buys have been questionable and he seemed to do better with ranieri's players.

Credit that he spoke at the end though.

Yeah indeed. although im sure their will be war of words in the final

[cyoneill]

The fact he has spent upwards of £300 Million quid and has not achieved anything near what is expected of him suggests he pisses off out of the prem fairly sharpish. His lack of respect has no place in the Premiership.Wanker.

[Nikki]

i can see a clearout at the bridge if no trophies head for their at all this season. i reckon roman will get bored at no trophies to spit shine. all this talk of contracts with terry and lampard and mourinho as had to be off putting for the players and also the fans seeing the greats of their teams uncertain future that lies ahead of them.

[Eric]

i can see a clearout at the bridge if no trophies head for their at all this season. i reckon roman will get bored at no trophies to spit shine. all this talk of contracts with terry and lampard and mourinho as had to be off putting for the players and also the fans seeing the greats of their teams uncertain future that lies ahead of them.

How many 'greats' do they have exactly ?