José Mourinho’s expertise at deflecting criticism hit new heights in the wake of his side’s 1-0 defeat against Newcastle United. “After a few defeats Sir Bobby once told me: ‘Don’t feel so sad, think about the happiness of the other team,’” Mourinho recalled. I remember the Newcastle player -jumping and two of my players -standing and looking at him.”One of that pair was Pogba. “I don’t analyse players in public,” he said before declaring the midfielder, who looked to be limping, had no injury problems. In an earlier interview Mourinho said: “I wanted someone to do the simple things well.”Benítez said: “Hopefully I’ll have bigger wins than this one with Newcastle.

Source: The Irish Times February 11, 2018 19:41 UTC