Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is an unworthy choice as this season’s Premier League player of the year.
“Luis Suarez is a very good player. They’re not voting for a player who has no quality,” Mourinho said, in comments carried by several British newspapers on Sunday.
“(But) the profile of player who wins the player of the year is not the profile of player who used to win in English football 10, eight, six years ago.”
Suarez was banned for 10 matches after biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic last season, but has returned to become the country’s outstanding player, scoring 31 league goals to inspire Liverpool’s title challenge.
He was subsequently elected player of the year by both the Professional Footballers’ Association and the Football Writers’ Association.
Mourinho has criticised Suarez this season, accusing him of pulling off an “acrobatic swimming pool” dive in a vain bid to win a penalty during Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat at Chelsea in December.
The Chelsea manager also believes that the player of the season should come from the Premier League champions, and it is City rather than Liverpool who are in pole position to secure the title later on Sunday.
“He bit (Ivanovic) not this season, but the previous season. This is a different season,” Mourinho said.
“I’m not speaking about one mistake that a man can have. You don’t have to be punished for the rest of your life if you make a mistake on the football pitch.
“(But) my player of the year would be always from the champions, in every condition. If the champion is Man City — they need a point — I would say a Man City player and if I have to choose one, I would choose (Edin) Dzeko.”
In praising Dzeko, Mourinho directed several veiled criticisms at Suarez.
“The kind of player he is, he’s not just a goalscorer,” the Portuguese said. “He assists, he plays, he behaves, he’s fair, doesn’t dive, doesn’t try to put opponents in the stands with accumulation of cards.
“He was the third striker at the beginning of the season. He was hidden behind his manager’s first choices and when the team needed him in crucial moments of the season, I think he made the difference.
“In this moment I think he has 16 goals. Sixteen goals for the third striker is something spectacular.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I'm a soccer lover and don't belong to any club but sorry to say that whenever I look at Chelsea...from the owner, coach and fans, I always see all as arrogant... Why can't Mourinho behave like a normal human being at times. My prayer is that Arsenal will win FA so that he can chew his words on Wenger... Stupido.
ReplyDeleteNice 1 Bro.
ReplyDeleteMorinho shuld just shut up abeg, bale won pfa last year. ManU won d league.
ReplyDeletemou hv rit 2 his own opinn, u can't condem him 4 dat. Chame on u even ator if wengr win meda aftr 9yr is an achivmt, he remain specilst in failure.
ReplyDeleteHe said .. in his opinion.. People should learn to respect other peoples opinion. Just like Wenger has his opinions about certain things.
ReplyDeleteU said wwnger is a specialist in failure i pity you those who employ him no he is a real businessman u settle debts build new stadium they still have excess in their purse with the kids player and u are saying failure chelsea lift championleague that season they enter into finalcial problm wenger make profit of 50M pounds the stamford bridge is rented they are not the owner.......tell me if mouriho can build a team with a kid he wl just be runing frm one club to another using the cooked and already made players to make mouth weger still remain best coach in the world to me mouriho is just a mouted man is a failure to me pls
ReplyDeleteMouriho mouted man...if u are doing business u are just collecting NIS award without making money or profit thats not a business wenger dont mind them
ReplyDeleteIt pains Murinho that he came to coach chelse the second time and all he could show for it is 3rd position. If Suarez does not deserve it then he does not deserve any recognition as a coach for his hooliganism and series of fines as a coach with unguarded mouth. Murinho needs a muzzle for his mouth
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