Mourinho takes swipe at Wenger ahead of clash

 Jose Mourinho ramped up his long-
running war of words with Arsene Wenger on
Friday as the Chelsea manager hit back at
criticism from his Arsenal counterpart.



Mourinho and Wenger have engaged in numerous
verbal jousts during their time as Premier League
rivals and there is no sign of any thaw in their
frosty relationship ahead of their latest meeting
at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Mourinho's Chelsea will be virtually assured of
winning the English title if they defeat the second-
placed Gunners, who already trail their London
rivals by 10 points with six games remaining.
But Wenger is unimpressed by the manner of
several of Chelsea's recent performances,
claiming on Friday that "it is easy to defend" as
he reflected on the Blues grinding out narrow
wins against Manchester United, QPR, Hull and
Stoke.
That prompted a typically waspish response from
Mourinho at his own press conference later in the
day.
The Portuguese boss, who once angered Wenger
by labelling him a "voyeur", mocked Arsenal's
surprise Champions League exit against Monaco
this season and their manager's lack of a tactical
master-plan.
"It's not easy (to defend). If it was easy, you
wouldn't lose 3-1 at home to Monaco," Mourinho
said.
"If he defends well he draws 0-0 against Monaco
and wins in Monte Carlo. It's not easy to prepare
a team to defend."
Although his caustic criticism of Wenger
suggested otherwise, Mourinho insisted he
doesn't care how people view his Chelsea team.
"It matters what I feel, not what people feel, think
or say. I don't care about other things," Mourinho
added.
"We are the best team since day one and we want
to be the best team until the last day. But,
mathematically, they (Arsenal) can still be
champions."