Jose Mourinho has opened up on his touchline row with his former player and Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard, during Tuesday’s Carabao Cup clash.
Mourinho and Lampard provided us with one of the key moments in the game when Tottenham faced Chelsea on Tuesday night. Spurs came from behind to beat their opponents via a penalty shootout.
Lampard was on the touchline for most of the game and that didn’t go well with his opposite number, especially when Werner grabbed the lead for the Blues.
In a subtle dig at Chelsea’s last result, Mourinho told Lampard on the touchline “F*****g hell Frank, when you’re losing 3-0 you’re not standing up here.”
After the game, the Spurs boss cleared the air on those comments and insists no respect is lost between himself and his former player.
“With Frank the most important thing are my feelings to him are more important than any words that we exchange,” Mourinho said as quoted by Mirror.
“He gave me everything he had as a player so I never forget that.”
“My feelings will always be that I love him as a player, friend and professional.”
“The only thing I said was an opinion of an old coach to a young, talented coach, which was when the players need us is when they are losing.”
“When they are winning we don’t need to be the protagonist of the touchline.”
“In the last match when they were losing 3-0 I felt sorry for him because he was really sad and quiet in his chair. In terms of football I have nothing to teach him.”
“It was just an opinion. Stay on the touchline when your team is losing and stay calm when your team is winning.”
Lampard also played down the row, saying he and his former mentor were just having “a moment”.
“We were having some fun on the line,” said the former Chelsea skipper.
“I get on well with Jose and I think he said that to me.
“I commented on the fact that he seemed to speak more with the referee than he speaks with his players, so it is just a moment with us.”
“I have a huge respect for Jose, no matter what he says on the touchline. I think he was feeling the sense of the first half and how it was. All was well at the end of the game and that will never change.”
Frank Lampard won two titles with Chelsea while Mourinho was manager and it was indeed interesting to see them ‘have a go’ at each other.
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