Chelsea’s José Mourinho given 80% last-eight chance by old rival Mancini | Dominic Fifield http://t.co/jESP7sULcO via @guardian
Chelsea's José Mourinho given 80% last-eight chance by old rival Mancini
They were not buying José Mourinho’s familiar assertion, delivered this time on the banks of the Bosphorus, that his is a team of novices. The Portuguese’s suggestion that Chelsea remain in a “special period”, gaining experience from collisions against gnarled campaigners such as Galatasaray, prompted snorts of incredulity from the Turkish media and a rather weary, heard-it-all-before smile from Roberto Mancini.