BBC SPORT
Gerrard made a mistake - Mourinho
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says England midfielder Steven Gerrard may regret
his decision to stick with Liverpool.
The 25-year-old seemed to be on the brink of a move to Chelsea this summer -
only to sign a new Liverpool deal.
"It will be a loss for him, for his career. He can say 'I was European
champion at Liverpool' and that is correct," Mourinho told The Times.
"But I can say to him in the next 10 years we will compare trophies at
Chelsea and Liverpool. And he'll lose."
Mourinho admitted the capture of Gerrard would have been a great boost to
his team.
"Gerrard is a great player and we want an English core very much," he said.
"We normally play a midfield triangle and you can imagine that Gerrard and
Frank Lampard, with Claude Makelele just behind them as protection, could be
a very strong team but I think it is Gerrard's loss more than Chelsea's.
If I feel my team needs protection, I will be there again
Jose Mourinho
"Why? Because Chelsea have good solutions; a good team with the conditions
to improve and a club that will be one of the best in the world in a short
period of time."
Mourinho also believes that the forthcoming campaign may prove to be tougher
for the Blues than last season's runaway title success.
"The others are better and we can't do better," he added.
"We lost only one game and we broke every record in the English game to win
the title. How do you improve on that?"
The outspoken Portuguese said he would not hesitate to speak his mind during
the forthcoming season - even if it meant he would get into trouble.
"I won't think twice, I won't think about my image. I won't think about the
punishment," he said.
"I will just jump in. If I feel my team needs protection, I will be there
again."
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4734095.
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Published: 2005/08/01 07:28:22 GMT
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