Mourinho: It's too close to call
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Jose's new hairstyle didn't work yesterday...
JOSE MOURINHO claims the Premier League title race is wide open after a first league defeat in eight months. The Chelsea chief tried to put a brave face on a 2-0 defeat by Aston Villa by claiming that his side “dominated” a match in which opposition keeper Scott Carson had to make only one save. But after the Blues missed a chance to replace Liverpool at the top of the table, the Stamford Bridge boss insisted the increased spending power of clubs like Villa means that the big four clubs will all drop more points this term.
It remains to be seen whether owner Roman Abramovich will be convinced by his manager’s words after the Russian left his seat as soon as Gabriel Agbonlahor scored Villa’s second goal on 88 minutes. Mourinho said: “There are a lot of good teams in the league now. There is a big improvement in the teams below the top four, so it can be more normal for big teams to lose matches and points this season.
“Other teams have spent money, changed their teams and improved — Villa is just one example, you can find lots of others. “It’s more difficult now to fight against these teams — but the table after five matches does not mean much. “It was a good game. Villa played well, Chelsea played well in my opinion.
“We made a mistake we shouldn’t make, because at defensive set-pieces we are usually so well organised. “We were solid in the first half but the match changed after a goal in the first minute of the second half. “Villa were well organised, they had spirit, they defended well to keep a clean sheet. “We had complete domination of the game but didn’t score a goal. A point each would have reflected what happened on the pitch but you pay for mistakes, we made our mistakes and I can’t say they didn’t deserve a win because they didn’t make a mistake.”
Mourinho admits his plans were rocked by a thigh injury to Frank Lampard — and he will await the results of a scan on the knee injury sustained by Didier Drogba in the dying minutes of the defeat. He said: “We lost Lampard on Friday after training — not during group training but in individual work after that. “So all the work we did in the week we had to forget it and try to organise the team on Saturday. I don’t lose many matches and it is more difficult to live with defeat when you are not used to it.” -
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Wah... so many people looking for gp over at Hwz... http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1714196&page=1&pp=15 Poor thing...
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Originally posted by zocoss:Wah... so many people looking for gp over at Hwz... http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1714196&page=1&pp=15 Poor thing...
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Look at the delight on the face of the former Villa chairman Doug Ellis when he shake Abramovich hand... -
'I DON'T BLAME ROMAN FOR WALKING OUT'
JOSE MOURINHO does not blame Roman Abramovich for walking out of ChelseaÂ’s defeat at Aston Villa. Abramovich left the Villa Park directorsÂ’ box after Gabriel Agbonlahor scored the home sideÂ’s second goal in the 88th minute.
Club officials claimed Abramovich commiserated with the players in the dressing room, but he did not meet with Mourinho. The relationship of the pair broke down last season and there are suggestions Abramovich is again unhappy with the style of football Mourinho is using.
“I don’t blame Roman for leaving early,” said Chelsea boss Mourinho. “He leaves the stadium when he wants. I went to see England against Germany and left early because I wanted to run away from the crowd.”
Mourinho felt his side deserved at least a draw and suggested referees’ chief Keith Hackett should review the decision not to award a penalty as Martin Laursen looked to have fouled Shaun Wright-Phillips in the area. He said: “Chelsea played with complete domination but didn’t score. If it was not a penalty, the decision is correct. If it was, maybe Mr Hackett will call me.” -
Originally posted by lpx88:I think Roman walking out of the game in anger rly is uncalled for....
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Originally posted by zocoss:Wah... so many people looking for gp over at Hwz... http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1714196&page=1&pp=15 Poor thing...
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Originally posted by zocoss:
yup i totally agree with you, jose.
[b]'I DON'T BLAME ROMAN FOR WALKING OUT'
JOSE MOURINHO does not blame Roman Abramovich for walking out of ChelseaÂ’s defeat at Aston Villa. Abramovich left the Villa Park directorsÂ’ box after Gabriel Agbonlahor scored the home sideÂ’s second goal in the 88th minute.
Club officials claimed Abramovich commiserated with the players in the dressing room, but he did not meet with Mourinho. The relationship of the pair broke down last season and there are suggestions Abramovich is again unhappy with the style of football Mourinho is using.
“I don’t blame Roman for leaving early,” said Chelsea boss Mourinho. “He leaves the stadium when he wants. I went to see England against Germany and left early because I wanted to run away from the crowd.”
Mourinho felt his side deserved at least a draw and suggested referees’ chief Keith Hackett should review the decision not to award a penalty as Martin Laursen looked to have fouled Shaun Wright-Phillips in the area. He said: “Chelsea played with complete domination but didn’t score. If it was not a penalty, the decision is correct. If it was, maybe Mr Hackett will call me.”
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but you should know who to blame. -
haha its right its too early in d season to say who wins or wad... but i tink this is liverpools year man!
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Mourinho plays down Abramovich's early exit
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has insisted there was no significance in Blues owner Roman Abramovich's decision to leave the directors' box immediately after Gabriel Agbonlahor sealed a 2-0 win for Aston Villa.
Goals from debutant Zat Knight and Agbonlahor earned Villa a 2-0 win which denied Chelsea the chance to return to top spot.
Abramovich left the directors' box after Agbonlahor had wrapped up the points in the 88th minute when he converted a cross from Ashley Young.
But Mourinho played down the significance of this action.
He said: 'I think the owner leaves the stadium when he wants to leave. I went to see England-Germany the other day and I left early because I wanted to beat the traffic.'
Mourinho is predicting the Premier League title race will be more open this season after seeing Villa end his side's 18-match unbeaten run at Villa Park yesterday.
It was their first league defeat since losing to Liverpool at Anfield in January.
But Mourinho feels the money spent this summer by Villa and other sides outside of the top four will mean more surprise results could happen in the next nine months.
The Chelsea boss said: 'There has been a big input by teams outside of the top four so it will become more normal for the big teams to lose matches and points.
'The other teams have spent lots of money and brought players in to bolster their teams. Villa are one example but you can find a lot of other examples
'It will be more difficult to play against these teams because they are better. The league is open but it is the first weekend of September and we are only five matches into the season.'
Chelsea dominated for long periods but lacked a cutting edge and paid the penalty when poor defending at a set piece allowed Knight to score a 47th-minute header from Gareth Barry's corner.
He said: 'Aston Villa played well, Chelsea played well and in my opinion a point each would have been a fair result.
'But Chelsea made a mistake you cannot make. We are very organised in defence at set pieces.
'But a game that we were in control of after a solid first half changed with that goal early in the second half. After that, Villa were well organised, showed great spirit and had the crowd behind them.
'The second goal means nothing to me in the context of the game. That can happen sometimes in the last couple of minutes when you are pushing forward.
'I accept the result but don't think it's fair - but Villa did not make the sort of mistake that we made.'
Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes this result will give his players the belief that they can compete with the Premier League big guns.
O'Neill has spent more than £40million on revamping his squad since Randy Lerner took charge of Villa 12 months ago.
O'Neill said: 'Chelsea were brilliant in defeat but I'm absolutely delighted with our efforts. We had to play with a lot of determination and belief and I think we did that.
'Chelsea are the sort of side that can score a goal in an instant and I was pleased to hear the final whistle but when we had the ball we caused them problems.
'We have a bit to go yet but that result and performance is really encouraging. We needed a result like that to give the players belief that they can play and perform against the big sides.' -
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villa spent less than 20 million.
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1 lost and Mourinho suddenly become more humble...
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finally beat them at home after going so close past two seasons...
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Originally posted by zocoss:Wah... so many people looking for gp over at Hwz... http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1714196&page=1&pp=15 Poor thing... i was laughing my a*s off while reading it.
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Liverpool and Arsenal are having good starts to the season, something they didn't do for the past few seasons.
It'll be a very close fought battle, maybe finally we'll see a 4 horse race? -
"Didn't I tell you the glory hunters will desert the forums when their team lose?" - posted by deathblade in hwz.
so true! he's especially referring to GP. -
Originally posted by trendz:"Didn't I tell you the glory hunters will desert the forums when their team lose?" - posted by deathblade in hwz.
so true! he's especially referring to GP. -
Hehehehe.... Too good to be true..Originally posted by stellazio:Liverpool and Arsenal are having good starts to the season, something they didn't do for the past few seasons.
It'll be a very close fought battle, maybe finally we'll see a 4 horse race? 
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Missed this post.. Was looking through. Haiz..Originally posted by zocoss:Wah... so many people looking for gp over at Hwz... http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1714196&page=1&pp=15 Poor thing... -
It ain't over till it's over.