Jose Mourinho on Arsene Wenger: 'If it was so easy to defend Arsenal wouldn't lose 3-1 at home to Monaco,' says Chelsea boss
Mourinho and Wenger's war of words has continued
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Your support makes all the difference.Jose Mourinho hit back at Arsene Wenger's claims that "it's easy to defend".
Chelsea travel to Arsenal on Sunday with the Portuguese manager hoping to continue his unbeaten record against the Frenchman which could stretch to 13 matches at the Emirates.
Speaking at his press conference on Thursday, Wenger criticised Chelsea's pragmatic style of play that has seen them go unbeaten in the Premier League since New Year's Day.
"Our job is to win football games and that’s what they’ve done in recent games," said Wenger. "Is there anything to see in that? I leave you to assess that. But what’s important for me is to do what it takes to win the game [against Chelsea]. It’s easy to defend, if we have to defend then we will defend."
When asked about it on Friday, Mourinho was not impressed and fired back, pointing out the terrible Arsenal performance at home to Monaco that eventually saw them crash out of the Champions League.
"It [defending] is not easy," Mourinho said, "not easy. If it was easy, he wouldn’t lose 3-1 at home to Monaco. If he defends well he draws 0-0 against Monaco and wins in Monte Carlo. It’s not easy to defend."
Arsenal face Chelsea at the Emirates on Sunday
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