Jose Mourinho betrayed the players – Kommersant

English Championship football

Home win, “Lester” over ” Chelsea “- 2: 1 –podtverdila two most striking trends in the championship of England. Sensational leader of the tournament, which many have recently considered king for a day, is not going to give up their positions, while the defending champion is still unable to overcome the crisis: after 16 rounds of the club’s famous Jose Mourinho is separated from the relegation zone only one point.

“Before this match I worked four days. identified four combination, after which the” Leicester “is often unsuccessful. My players have received all the necessary information in this regard, and Yet both goals we conceded just after such combinations. So, my work was in vain. So I feel betrayed, “- these words belong to the main trainer of” Chelsea “Jose Mourinho and was told after the match in which the reigning champion on the road to score 1: 2 yielded “Lester”, which still is in the first place.

Goals of the gate of the London club, by the way, came to the feast for the eyes. In the first half, leading the list of scorers in the championship of England Jamie Vardy, playing ahead of the curve in the point-blank shot the visitors after acute transfer his permanent assistant Riyadh Marez. At the beginning of the second half of the very nimble and sharp Marez on the right flank of the attack confused Finta Defenders “Chelsea”, then not much, but very precise left foot sent the ball into the far corner past goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The only return the ball Loic Remy barely sweetened the bitter pill of guests. It was the second time in this tournament could not win the third match in a row.

Four wins, three draws, nine defeats and 15 points. These are the achievements of “Chelsea” in this championship at the moment. Going on the 18th place, “Norwich”, which is in the relegation zone, ahead of champions only one point behind the leader and now at 20. It is possible that the atmosphere within the team is poor, but club owner Roman Abramovich is in no hurry inclined to part with the outrageous Jose Mourinho. The reason for this, probably including the amount of compensation, which, according to some, is € 40 million. In addition, paradoxically, “Chelsea” bad acts in the Champions League, where the 1/8 finals will meet with PSG . Another question – if the Londoners in the league will go unabated, the next season they can simply go without the European cup.

Well, “Lester”, meanwhile, continues to surprise already on good terms. According Transfermarkt.de, players on the transfer fee (€ 100 million), it occupies the same 16th place, which is now in the standings of the Premier League is its most star-studded team, “Chelsea” (€ 542,5 mn). However, to truly “Leicester” is embarrass only once, losing 2: 5 home “Arsenal”. However, the finish of the first round promises to be difficult for the leader. Ahead of the two away games – against “Everton” and “Liverpool” and the home match with “Manchester City”, which is among the top three. However, at the moment a very effective counter-attack style that gives his players working in “Leicester” only a few months, the 64-year-old Claudio Ranieri makes “foxes” (so-called football team from a small town in central England) to issue on-mountain phenomenal result.

Russian fans in the light of the outcome of Saturday’s Euro 2016 draw is now interested in the personality Jamie Vardy, whose transfer fee (€ 6 million) – is not the biggest in the club. The effectiveness of 28-year-old striker in the league can not command respect, however, in England, for which, of course, can not act as its permanent partner “Lester” Algerian Riyadh Marez, he himself is not shown. In any case, in four games against the strongest rivals not Jamie Vardy has failed to excel once.

Eugene Fedyakov

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England Championship

 

16th round. “Lester” – “Chelsea” 2: 1 (Ward, 34; Marez, 48 – Remy, 77). Team standings. 1. “Lester” – 35 points. 2. “Arsenal” – 33. 3. “Manchester City” – 32. 4. “Manchester United” – 29. 5. “Tottenham” – 26. 6. “The Crystal Palace” – 26.

 

Italian Serie A

 

16th round. “Lazio” – “Sampdoria” 1: 1 (Matri 78 – Djukanovic, 90 + 3). Team standings. 1. “Inter” – 36 points. 2. “Fiorentina” – 32. 3. “Napoli” – 32. 4. “Juventus” – 30. 5. “Roma” – 29.