BBC SPORT
Wenger and Ferguson concede title
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson
have conceded they cannot match Chelsea's standard this season.
The rivals saw their sides draw 0-0 at Highbury on Tuesday, leaving leaders
Chelsea 13 points clear of United.
After an unusually open game, Wenger said: "The players were less nervous
because we are not going for the title - we cannot compete with Chelsea.
His counterpart Ferguson agreed: "Chelsea's consistency is beyond us."
It is remarkable that the men in charge of the two sides which have
dominated the Premiership since its conception should make such candid
admissions.
And it shows just how far Chelsea have come - and how far behind them are
the rest of the country - since the arrival of first Roman Abramovich and
then Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea's lead over United is substantial but their advantage over Arsenal
stands at a massive 24 points - and Wenger admits that is too much to make
up.
Eventually we hope to reach Chelsea's level - we have a young team
who will get better
Sir Alex Ferguson
Instead, he seemed reasonably satisfied to have avoided defeat against
United.
"I am not speaking about the title but I feel this result was a positive one
for us," he said.
"If you look at Chelsea, they have a mature team. All their players are
between 25 and 30. They have power and a lot of self-belief.
"We have a young team and it is important for us not to lose big games."
And Ferguson, too, has adjusted his goal for the season - also claiming
youth has harmed their title chances this term.
He said: "Eventually we hope to reach Chelsea's level. We have a young team
who will get better.
"You can see what is going to happen to us over the next two or three years
and in the meantime we just keep going.
"We want to be the nearest team to Chelsea, just in case they collapse. You
never know what might happen."
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4579672.stm
Published: 2006/01/04 07:51:40 GMT
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