Jose Mourinho feels the love as Chelsea somehow beat Fulham without him

29 December 2009 12:16
THE DAILY BUNG'S LUNCHTIME HEADLINES [LNB]A week after targeting fourth place, Roberto Mancini now thinks Manchester City can win the title. Can anyone else hear 'goalposts being moved?'[LNB]The Daily Bung: Cristiano Ronaldos face to launch a thousand lubricantsDimitar Berbatov reckons Arsenal are out of the title race. The Bung is tempted to agree, but is slightly more surprised that Berby even noticed a title race is going on ... [LNB]And Craig Bellamy says he always plays well when he's booed by opposing fans and kicked by opposing players. So anytime he's not injured, then. [LNB]---- [LNB]WE HAVE A SPECIAL BOND. THEY LOVE ME, AND I LOVE ME TOO ...[LNB]The crowd didn't chant, the players didn't wave, and the autograph hunters had a distinctly eBay look about them. [LNB]He looked different, too. The coat was boring, the hair needed a trim and the eyes have now got more bags than a WAG at Westfield. But despite all that, you'd still need a damn good Sat-Nav to find a shred of humility in Jose Mourinho. [LNB] "I have felt the love from everyone. All the fans are saying come home or you are back home or you must come home." [LNB]Mourinho watched the Fulham game from Roman Abramovich's 16-seat box (one seat for the Special One, two for his coaches and 13 for his ego). And despite Chelsea's victory denying him the chance to bait Carlo Ancelotti, it was clearly still an enjoyable day. [LNB] "Stamford Bridge is my home, I never lost a Premier League game here in more than three years at the club and I only ever lost one Champions League match here. Chelsea fans do not forget that and the English people do not forget that. They don't forget what I have done for them or what I have done for English football." [LNB]It's a pity Abramovich wasn't there. It would have been fun to see their awkward 'do we shake hands or do we hug' routine, but the oligarch is currently in the Caribbean planning a £3 million New Year's Eve bash on his private beach. Abramovich is reportedly paying Prince £1.2 million for a one-hour performance (pricey yes, but still better value than Sheva) and has budgeted a further £1.8m for drinks, food and transport. [LNB]Abramovich's biggest extravagance, however, remains the millions he splashes out each year on compensation for sacked managers, an indulgence Mourinho wasn't about to let pass without a sly dig. [LNB] "I left it [returning] so long because I didn't want to be a factor in disturbing things here. They seemed to be changing coaches every three months and I did not like that and I did not want to be seen to be interfering or causing problems." [LNB]Perish the thought ... [LNB]

Source: Telegraph