Wise head on young shoulders - Lionel Messi

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Messi angered by Mourinho 'actor' slurs

 

Lionel Messi has vowed he wants to 'silence the mouth of Mourinho' when Barcelona host Chelsea in their Tuesday Champions League clash.

 

The Argentinian teenager was the subject of vehement criticism by Blues boss Jose Mourinho who accused him of play-acting during the incident which saw Asier del Horno sent off during the first leg at Stamford Bridge.

 

However, the 18-year-old has hit back adding he had given Del Horno the run-around until the Chelsea player's challenge which earned him the red card.

 

Messi told the Daily Star: 'I want to produce the biggest match of my life against Chelsea to silence the mouth of Mourinho and his players.

 

'They claim I am an actor. They are wrong. I am a professional footballer and I have received many kicks this season. The actors are for the cinema and not for sport.

 

'I do not want contact with Mourinho because he was deceptive with me through his behaviour. He should look at the bruises on my legs.

 

'Del Horno has also had a lot to say about me but so he should because he got nowhere near me on the pitch until he fouled me.'

 

Messi's team-mate Deco has warned the Catalan side just to focus on their own game and not be provoked on and off the pitch by Mourinho who he claims has created a persona.

 

The Portuguese international told The Sun: 'They will want us to fall into their traps on and off the pitch but we cannot afford that.

 

'Mourinho has created himself this `football personality' which he changes into when he wants to heat up a game or provoke opponents.

 

'That's not what he is like as a man or a coach when you play for him. But he has his own way of preparing for big games like this.

 

'We won't get involved in such foolishness. Our strength will be in playing our own game and repeating the level of concentration we showed in London.'

[Ombudsam]

Deco knows him well doesn't he.

[tag]

Deco knows him well doesn't he.

 

u guys know any good chelsea forum out there? it'd be interesting to see what their fans are saying before/after the match.

[Big G Superhero]

good chelsea forum

 

Contradiction in terms surely?

 

Anyway, ask Tetti, think she frequents one

[Maldini]

http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/content/default.asp

[tag]

http://www.cfcnet.co.uk/content/default.asp

 

cheers for that.

 

goodness. some of their comments are just downright funny......

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Deco knows him well doesn't he.

 

Whoops - just realised those last few paragraphs were Deco's quotes - not Messi's...that was the reference to the wise head on young shoulders.

 

Ah well...still - a nice little jab at Del Horno by Messi.