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Premier League Not As Good As Serie A – Jose Mourinho
The 'Special One' believes that it is far easier to win the title in England than in Italy.
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May 31, 2009 8:13:31 AM
Inter coach Jose Mourinho has insisted that football in England lacks strength in depth and that the quality in Serie A is far stronger than that in the Premier League.
Speaking to the News of the World, the former Chelsea man said that the top clubs in England are better than those in Italy, but that the other teams in the division are weak.
“Manchester United are better than Inter, Liverpool are better than AC Milan and Chelsea are better than Juventus, to give three examples,” he explained.
"But from there down Italian football is much stronger. In England I won a lot of easy games, by margins that leave no room for doubt. Here [in Italy], this has never happened. On the contrary, the smaller teams were always capable of causing us problems."
Mourinho guided Chelsea to two Premier League titles and an FA Cup whilst at Stamford Bridge and he insisted that his second title triumph was relatively easy to attain.
“The following season [2005-06] the title was a one-horse race. The impetus achieved the previous season made us unstoppable, a bit like when I won my second title with Porto,” said the Inter boss.
“The best example was when we played at Old Trafford 11 points ahead of Manchester United. We lost and came away with an eight-point advantage. We didn't become champions when I said, it's true, but I wasn't far out.
“At no time was any direct opponent less than seven points behind us. I would say it was a very easy title. We won it without suffering.”
In direct contrast, Mourinho explained that winning the league in Italy was a far more difficult challenge to achieve and highlighted a home game against Genoa as a prime example.
“We drew 0-0. They blocked the game in such a way that we could still be playing and not score a goal,” he said.
“The teams from the lower half of the table who come to the San Siro all have very strong tactical and physical trumps.
“Serie A has very unique characteristics which make it extremely difficult.”
Gill Clark, Goal.com
Speaking to the News of the World, the former Chelsea man said that the top clubs in England are better than those in Italy, but that the other teams in the division are weak.
“Manchester United are better than Inter, Liverpool are better than AC Milan and Chelsea are better than Juventus, to give three examples,” he explained.
"But from there down Italian football is much stronger. In England I won a lot of easy games, by margins that leave no room for doubt. Here [in Italy], this has never happened. On the contrary, the smaller teams were always capable of causing us problems."
Mourinho guided Chelsea to two Premier League titles and an FA Cup whilst at Stamford Bridge and he insisted that his second title triumph was relatively easy to attain.
“The following season [2005-06] the title was a one-horse race. The impetus achieved the previous season made us unstoppable, a bit like when I won my second title with Porto,” said the Inter boss.
“The best example was when we played at Old Trafford 11 points ahead of Manchester United. We lost and came away with an eight-point advantage. We didn't become champions when I said, it's true, but I wasn't far out.
“At no time was any direct opponent less than seven points behind us. I would say it was a very easy title. We won it without suffering.”
In direct contrast, Mourinho explained that winning the league in Italy was a far more difficult challenge to achieve and highlighted a home game against Genoa as a prime example.
“We drew 0-0. They blocked the game in such a way that we could still be playing and not score a goal,” he said.
“The teams from the lower half of the table who come to the San Siro all have very strong tactical and physical trumps.
“Serie A has very unique characteristics which make it extremely difficult.”
Gill Clark, Goal.com
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