Cech Reveals Reasons Behind Wenger & Mourinho Feud

Petr Cech has offered a possible explanation to the
ongoing feud between Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has suggested manager Arsene
Wenger and his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho are
regularly at odds because of similar personalities.

Wenger and Mourinho have experienced a fractious relationship
on the touchline in their 15 head-to-head meetings - the
Frenchman coming out on top just once at the Community
Shield in August.

Mourinho has previously labelled his opposite number a
"specialist in failure" and the pair also clashed on the touchline
at Stamford Bridge last season.

Cech - who swapped the Premier League champions for Arsenal
in June - suggested the pair's winning mentalities could be a
factor behind their feisty relationship.

"It's more a question for them. But, yes, sometimes two pluses
doesn't make a plus," he told Sport magazine.

"The similarity is that everybody wants to win. If you ask Jose
Mourinho or Arsene Wenger if they want to win everything: yes
they do.

"You can see they don't like losing games and I think this is
something you need to have in you if you want to be
successful."

Cech was the only close-season arrival at the Emirates Stadium,
with many suggesting Wenger's lack of recruitment could hinder
Arsenal's title ambitions.

However, the 33-year-old claimed Wenger - and the
Frenchman's plans for the coming seasons -were key factors in
his decision to leave Chelsea after 11 trophy-laden years.

"[Wenger] introduced me to the vision the club has for the
coming years, to the reason why certain things are the way they
are now and how they will be next year and the year after," he
added.

"I really liked the project in the way it matches my ambition and
motivations. It's a difficult decision to go from Chelsea to
Arsenal, but I believed it was the right decision because I
wanted to be part of the Premier League at a club that matches
my ambitions.

"With Arsenal, that all came together. In football everything
changes fast, so you need to have a clear vision and support
from people at the club. Obviously the board and everyone at
Arsenal believe in the manager – that's why he's still here.

"It's not just for the way you are - it must be for the way you
work, too. The public only see the game, they don't see all the
things that are happening behind the scenes.

"So, sometimes, judging people only on the fraction of the time
you see them working can lead to different opinions."