MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER Manuel Pellegrini has questioned Chelsea’s ability to maintain their title challenge and has suggested their form could collapse as quickly as Arsenal’s did last season.
The Gunners led the Premier League for over 120 days in 2013-14 but ultimately finished fourth, 16 points behind City, following a dramatic dip in form in the second half of the season.
And, having cut Chelsea’s lead at the top of the table from eight points to three in recent weeks, Pellegrini has suggested that the Blues could fall away in the same manner as Arsene Wenger’s men.
“I think Arsenal last season had a very similar number of points as Chelsea have now. So we’ll see what happens in the second half of the season and how many points you need to win,” the Chilean told reporters.
“Maybe Arsenal last season couldn’t do it in the second half, but we don’t know what Chelsea will do this year. I think that we must try and think about our team and not the others.
“We always believed that we could make up the points, because we had so many games to play.
“You never win a title in December. Maybe you can be the best team and winning all the games, but you don’t know what will happen in the second half of the season.
“So we have a lot of points to fight for. Our team always continues trusting in the way we play and the things we do.
“You maybe remember last season, when we had just five games left and knew that we had to win them? We did it. I don’t know what psychological impact it has on other teams, but in our team we always fight to the end and are never beaten until mathematics say you cannot win.”
What would Calderon know ? . He said Zidane had rejected the offer last week ! Absolute chancer !
Zidane was blessed to have Ronaldo while manager. 99% of game’s were won by him alone over that 3 year success. Zidane won’t know how to rebuild that team to same nights. He needs to sort the Courtouis and wife issue first. Very messy and and unsightly affair all together. Zidane is a legend, Madrid are a toxic club.
@Virgil Van Rock: yawn … see you May 2020 ya mouth !
@Limón Madrugada: Watch out for the parasite Limon
@Limón Madrugada: surely you can get a room before then
@David Weston: surely you’ll find a better one liner by then
@Limón Madrugada: for you pair ?Nah that one is about right
@Limón Madrugada: Point proven Ronaldo drags Juve into last 8, just like last 3 year’s with Real, don’t know what the other guy is chomping at the bit for, parasite ??
@Virgil Van Rock: no ones denying Ronaldos effect . But your clinging to Courtois’ love life is tenuous . Maybe Liverpool should sign Ronaldo ..
@Virgil Van Rock: just wondering when you’ll change your identity , when Liverpool win … or when they lose … either way you’ll be someone else by next month
@Limón Madrugada: Lemon seriously would you Kop on you imbecile
100% spot on to not bring him. Legendary manager but think his time at the top is over the game has passed him by IMO. Be interesting to see him try and win a world cup with Portugal.
@Drew Walsh: Mourinho is a great manager for a tournament . But I think it’s not just a coincidence that why I try to type his name my spellcheck insists on correcting to ‘ mourning’
Would’ve been fun to see him there again
Who’d want to manage a guy like Ramos who cost his own team by cheating
@Martin Brennan: you do mean Sergio Ramos who has 4CL , 3 or 4 ligas , two euros , 1 World Cup 3 world club championships a couple of Copa del Reys ?? Nah he’s a loser
@Limón Madrugada: a drug cheating loser
@Getard Lanslanger: who happens to have loads of medals and no history of drugs , unlike for example Pep Guardiola …
Jose won’t get a massive job like that again. A talented manager but one who’s ego outgrew the talent, and ended up becoming an insufferable bore