JOSE'S FIGHTING TALK
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS, FIRST LEG
CHELSEA 1-1 VALENCIA
JOSE: IF WE LOSE THIS ONE I'D RATHER TAKE THE KIDS TO THE WRESTLING THAN WATCH VALENCIA PLAY LIVERPOOL
By John Cross 05/04/2007
JOSE MOURINHO was left on the ropes by Valencia last night - but promised Chelsea will not be wrestled out of the Champions League.
Chelsea boss Mourinho has a mountain to climb in next Tuesday's second leg in the Mestalla despite Didier Drogba grabbing a dramatic second-half equaliser for his 30th goal of the season.
But Mourinho is still optimistic about reaching the semi-finals - or he will have to take his children to watch the WWE wrestling instead.
Mourinho said: "If we win the second leg then we will go through to the semi-final.
If we lose then I will go with my children to watch the wrestling on April 24 at Earls Court instead.
"But this result could have been 0-0, 1-1 or 2-1 and there would still have been no reason to panic. We can still go through.
"Next week in Valencia, for the home team in the Mestalla, it will depend on whether they are still enjoying this result but if I were them I would be cautious. The team at home has an advantage and the Valencia players feel comfortable.
"But if we have a good referee who is not influenced by the atmosphere then we can get a result because it's 1-1 and not 0-3." Mourinho admitted last night's game was not a classic but insists the return of Joe Cole as a second-half substitute gives them hope for the second leg.
"If someone deserved to win the game then it should have been Chelsea," said Mourinho. "It was not an amazing game but Chelsea tried to win, Valencia came to draw and the draw was probably correct.
"They were lucky to get their goal even though it was a fantastic shot. But we had chances to win and we will accept this result.
"We need the real Joe Cole to be ready for next week. He is a fantastic boy, it's great to have him back."
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS, FIRST LEG
CHELSEA 1-1 VALENCIA
JOSE: IF WE LOSE THIS ONE I'D RATHER TAKE THE KIDS TO THE WRESTLING THAN WATCH VALENCIA PLAY LIVERPOOL
By John Cross 05/04/2007
JOSE MOURINHO was left on the ropes by Valencia last night - but promised Chelsea will not be wrestled out of the Champions League.
Chelsea boss Mourinho has a mountain to climb in next Tuesday's second leg in the Mestalla despite Didier Drogba grabbing a dramatic second-half equaliser for his 30th goal of the season.
But Mourinho is still optimistic about reaching the semi-finals - or he will have to take his children to watch the WWE wrestling instead.
Mourinho said: "If we win the second leg then we will go through to the semi-final.
If we lose then I will go with my children to watch the wrestling on April 24 at Earls Court instead.
"But this result could have been 0-0, 1-1 or 2-1 and there would still have been no reason to panic. We can still go through.
"Next week in Valencia, for the home team in the Mestalla, it will depend on whether they are still enjoying this result but if I were them I would be cautious. The team at home has an advantage and the Valencia players feel comfortable.
"But if we have a good referee who is not influenced by the atmosphere then we can get a result because it's 1-1 and not 0-3." Mourinho admitted last night's game was not a classic but insists the return of Joe Cole as a second-half substitute gives them hope for the second leg.
"If someone deserved to win the game then it should have been Chelsea," said Mourinho. "It was not an amazing game but Chelsea tried to win, Valencia came to draw and the draw was probably correct.
"They were lucky to get their goal even though it was a fantastic shot. But we had chances to win and we will accept this result.
"We need the real Joe Cole to be ready for next week. He is a fantastic boy, it's great to have him back."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...name_page.html
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