Craig 6300 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 By SHAUN CUSTISJANUARY 12, 2007 JOSE MOURINHO reckons Chelsea are worse off than Newcastle. And no, he’s not joking — he’s deadly serious. In an astonishing attack on the Blues board and the club’s transfer policy, now masterminded by Frank Arnesen, manager Mourinho claims the Toon have more strength in depth than Chelsea. His blast has further widened the growing divisions between Mourinho and his bosses. The self-proclaimed Special One believes former Danish international Arnesen is pushing for ultimate power at Stamford Bridge. Arnesen pulled the strings at PSV Eindhoven, where he discovered the likes of Arjen Robben and Eidur Gudjohnsen. He also called many of the shots at Spurs before being poached by the Blues two years ago. Now, as Chelsea’s chief scout and director of youth development, Arnesen enjoys a far closer relationship with chief executive Peter Kenyon and billionaire owner Roman Abramovich than Mourinho. After Chelsea — with a squad worth more than £200million — stumbled to a 1-1 draw at League Two Wycombe in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final on Wednesday, Mourinho complained that club chiefs had clamped down on spending. He also claimed his injury list has exposed a lack of quality young players coming through the ranks. Mourinho pointed to Newcastle’s ability to bring in 19-year-olds Paul Huntington and David Edgar — two players who were club trainees — as cover and argued Chelsea are unable to do the same. The Portuguese chief, 44 later this month, said: “We try to do our best but I’m not lucky like other managers who have defenders in their reserve team. “Glenn Roeder can call up Huntington, as he did against us. Then he has the young player, Edgar, who he called up against Manchester United. We have no players. “I’m just having to wait for players to be fit and ready. But it looks like it never ends.” Huntington made his full debut against Chelsea in Toon’s narrow 2-1 Carling Cup defeat last month, while Edgar scored a dramatic equaliser in their 2-2 New Year’s Day draw against Manchester United. Yet Mourinho sees no such qualities among the Stamford Bridge youngsters. He is desperate to get Micah Richards, 18, and believed the board would back him. He even told those close to him that the Manchester City star was on his way to Chelsea in an £18m deal. But Arnesen has been working in other directions. He has arranged the signing of the Brazilian defender Alex, who will join from PSV in the summer. And the Dane was also involved in the wrestling match with Manchester United for John Obi Mikel and the summer capture of Dutchman Khalid Boulahrouz as well as Feyenoord striker Salomon Kalou. Certain transfers have been taken completely out of Mourinho’s hands. The sales of William Gallas and Robert Huth were not sanctioned by him and Andriy Shevchenko’s signing was instigated by Abramovich. Mourinho’s opinions on Shevchenko could not be more obvious. He told SunSport that the Ukrainian was “not untouchable” — a comment that riled Abramovich, who thinks a manager as great as Mourinho professes to be should be able to bring out the best in the one-time European Footballer of the Year. Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390...7010681,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahill92 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 My heart bleeds for him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34338 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 No doubt this is more evidence of his genius mind games, if you ask his fans. Personally I just think he's being a cock again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6300 Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 I agree - think it's him having a pop at the board for spending £30m on a 31 year old who has, by his standards, flopped when then won't spend 2/3rds of that amount on perhaps the most promising young full back in the Premiership (who just happens to play in the one position that Chelsea have no strength in). He is a cock - but if that's his agenda, I think he has a point tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34338 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Sorry like, but I don't think he's got any room for complaining about transfer funds, any more than he has to complain about injuries. They've backed him with hundreds of millions of pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieMessiah 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 (edited) By SHAUN CUSTIS JANUARY 12, 2007 JOSE MOURINHO reckons Chelsea are worse off than Newcastle. And no, he’s not joking — he’s deadly serious. In an astonishing attack on the Blues board and the club’s transfer policy, now masterminded by Frank Arnesen, manager Mourinho claims the Toon have more strength in depth than Chelsea. I just had to go and check my calendar. Nope, it's not April 1st. Edited January 12, 2007 by GeordieMessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM4 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Patronising if anything... You can almost see Freddy coming out and saying stuff like "Mourinho would get unlimited funds if he was Newcastle manager". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6300 Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 Sorry like, but I don't think he's got any room for complaining about transfer funds, any more than he has to complain about injuries. They've backed him with hundreds of millions of pounds. I know where you're coming from but I think it's widely accepted that Shevchenko was an Abramovich signing rather than a Mourinho one. Fair do's if they give him carte blanche but if they're telling him that he can't sign who he wants when they spent an outrageous amount on someone so old then it's a bit harsh. Put it this way if Shepherd 'bought' someone for a stupid amount who flopped and then refused to fund a deal that Roeder wanted and would make better footballing sense and we all knew the money was there - we'd be fucking livid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themags 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 so Mourinho to take over from Roeder in the summer it is then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Put it this way if Shepherd 'bought' someone for a stupid amount who flopped and then refused to fund a deal that Roeder wanted and would make better footballing sense and we all knew the money was there - we'd be fucking livid! *cough* Luque *cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 So Chelsea's reserve/academy team have no defenders at all? Becasuse that's where we got Ramage, Taylor, Huntington, Edgar from. I doubt if Edgar or Huntington were Chelsea youngsters that they would actually get a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I personally don't mind the guy but: Roeder > Mourinho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34338 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I personally don't mind the guy but: Roeder > Mourinho At rat impressions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I personally don't mind the guy but: Roeder > Mourinho At rat impressions? Well yeah.... Roeder is the master at that. I'd reckon his points gained per £ spent is way better than Mourinho's too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34338 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Interesting ratio. I bet Adie Boothroyd is better than Roeder using the same ratio tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Interesting ratio. I bet Adie Boothroyd is better than Roeder using the same ratio tbh. Aye, but we all know Adie's world class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Sorry like, but I don't think he's got any room for complaining about transfer funds, any more than he has to complain about injuries. They've backed him with hundreds of millions of pounds. That's his point Gemma they haven't 'backed him', players have been bought in other wanted ie Schev, Bhoularouz etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Interesting ratio. I bet Adie Boothroyd is better than Roeder using the same ratio tbh. They're going down though, so the Watford chairman is going to have take off £20 million or so on his special Excel cashflow thingy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 so Mourinho to take over from Roeder in the summer it is then I'd have him in a flash. Clearly one of the best managers in the world and a proven winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26232 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Aww diddums, he has to work with in a budget? How cruel. Get used to it you arrogant prick, you're the man who won the European Cup with no money so surely winning the league with a squad worth hundreds of millions of pounds shouldn't be a problem for a man of your capabilities, prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I don't get it, surely Chelsea have a reserve team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 84 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Put it this way if Shepherd 'bought' someone for a stupid amount who flopped and then refused to fund a deal that Roeder wanted and would make better footballing sense and we all knew the money was there - we'd be fucking livid! *cough* Luque *cough* i was thinking more kluivert tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I don't get it, surely Chelsea have a reserve team? But no def apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I don't get it, surely Chelsea have a reserve team? But no def apparently. Just had a flick on the Chelsea site, they've loads of defenders in reserve. Pipe down Mourinho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I don't get it, surely Chelsea have a reserve team? But no def apparently. Just had a flick on the Chelsea site, they've loads of defenders in reserve. Pipe down Mourinho. He states they aren't good enough. I think he is still sore from the Gallas deal and apprently it now transpires Arnensen was behing Kalou as well. Kenyon has said that he wants Chelsea to start balancing the books. So they must be looking to get the wages down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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