Jose Mourinho says his 100 percent managerial residence report in opposition to Arsenal means nothing as his Tottenham side face their North London rivals on Sunday.
The Spurs boss has hosted Arsenal on ten occasions as manager of Chelsea, Manchester United, and Tottenham, and has by no means tasted defeat, winning six and drawing 4 of these encounters.
However, Mourinho is cautious of any such stats, believing they can be damaging, citing his earlier hoodoo away to Newcastle United where he had failed to win in seven attempts before smashing that record with a 3-1 victory at the end of last season.
“It means nothing for this recreation, it is historical past and that is it, I do not actually care” Mourinho stated.
“Once I went to Newcastle the final time, the query was that I had by no means received in my profession there and I did not actually care about that both.”
Mourinho additionally wouldn’t be drawn on feedback made by his defender Eric Dier that Arsenal counterpart Mikel Arteta was ‘the most exciting young manager in Europe’.
Tottenham defender Eric Dier believes Arsenal are in good palms underneath Mikel Arteta regardless of being 14th within the Premier League desk.Dier heaped reward on the under-fire Arteta, claiming Arsenal are in good hands regardless of being 14th after struggling with 5 defeats from their opening 10 matches.
On the comment, Mourinho stated: “I do not know all of them so it is extremely arduous to say that.
“Is he a great coach? A gifted coach? He has already received vital competitors within the first few months of his profession.
“We will not deny that and to be at Arsenal it’s a must to be good and if you’re not then you aren’t there.
“So sure, Mikel (Arteta) is an effective coach however I need to respect the others, particularly those I do not know nicely and are most likely very gifted.”
The North London Derby will kick off at 4:30 pm on Sunday.
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