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Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger have had their own share of problems in the past, but according to Jose Mourinho, things have gotten better now, revealing he ended his feud with Arsene Wenger over dinner.
“He’s a nice guy,” Mourinho said.
“I had a chance to meet him much, much better when I left England and I started meeting him in UEFA, at the Euros, the World Cup. I think I met him a few times, we had dinner and so on. And when you are not in the same league and when you are not playing against each other, it is easier to get to know people, it is easier to go deeper. It is easy to speak about football, he’s a very nice guy.”
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“I’m back in the Premier League, yes, but he’s still a nice guy. I respect him a lot and I will show it always. In football, things like this happen. Sometimes, even if you are friends and respect each other, sometimes you say something the other doesn’t like and you react, but at the end of the day I respect him a lot and I have the feeling that he is the same in relation to me. I wouldn’t bet for one single problem between us.”
“He has to teach me how because I want to be here 17 years,” said Mourinho. “Our last conversation was that I want to be here 17 years. It wasn’t uncomfortable talking because it was with other coaches, in UEFA, in Europe, so it was in a good, nice atmosphere and I enjoyed speaking with him about football. He is a person with a big culture, very open to give his opinion to things, very good.”
When asked whether he could go eight years without any silverware, Mourinho admitted he could not, but agrees that Arsene Wenger’s longevity and patience is impressive.
“No, because of my mentality. I would feel strange. But you can do very good work for a club without winning lots of trophies, you can.”
“Memories in football are normally short, there is no long-term memory. People many times forget what people have done. I don’t think he’s affected by that. He’s a big, experienced man, he has self-esteem, he knows what he did, he knows what he is doing.”
“To have the respect like he has from his board is fundamental and it’s not because of his nice face. It’s because of the work he does and also because of the respect people have for him. So, for sure, he is happy to be there. As you know, he had all these chances to leave, all these good, important clubs interested in him, so when he refuses and he wants to stay at Arsenal it’s because he loves it there. It’s because he has expectations for the future.”
Jose Mourinho also revealed that there’s a possibility of Didier Drogba returning to the club, but not as a player.
“Is Didier a very important player in Chelsea’s history? Yes. Will Didier always be in the memory of the Chelsea fans, Chelsea board, Chelsea owner, Chelsea players and Chelsea kids growing up? Yes,” Mourinho said.
“Is it normal that Didier will be in the future connected with Chelsea again? I think yes. How? I don’t know. That’s a global question for the club. I am nobody, I am just the manager. I think one day Didier will have a Chelsea future.”
