"You know the kings of the penalties, you know where they are – and they’re not here,” says Blues chief
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Jose Mourinho risked opening a title run-in war of words with Liverpool as he made a coded attack on Luis Suarez.
While Anfield’s Uruguayan star was not mentioned by name there was no question over who was in Mourinho’s sights as he turned a question about his side’s predatory instincts into a rant about the top flight’s “kings of the penalties”.
Rather than defending Samuel Eto’o over the controversial and decisive spot-kick that saw Spurs defender Younes Kaboul dismissed, Mourinho went on the attack.
The Chelsea manager said: “We had a big opportunity in the second minute of the game, when other players with other shirts would go for a penalty and a red card for the keeper.
“Hazard doesn’t do that. He tries to go away from the keeper and he misses from a difficult angle.
“But other players in this league, in that situation, they attack the keeper. I did not see a video of Eto’o and the penalty but I want to.
“But you know the kings of the penalties, you know where they are – and they’re not here.”
Mourinho hailed his wily old penalty box "fox" Samuel Eto'o after the win against Tottenham.
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"We cope well with the difficult moments in the game," said Mourinho. "We are team that doesn't panic when the opponent has the ball, don't panic when we miss two or three passes and the crowd boo a little bit.
"So we are not panicky. We are stable in our game and that's a very good quality, especially for a team with a lot of young people like we have. And when the chance arrived Eto'o killed the game."
Killed it indeed, although with the help of referee Michael Oliver. Younes Kaboul was mystified when his challenge on the falling Eto'o was seen as a penalty, stunned when the whistler produced a red card.
Eden Hazard meted out the punishment beating from the spot, before Demba Ba came off the bench to profit from two howlers, first by stand-in centre-back Sandro and then Kyle Walker.
Eto'o was not even due to play, until Fernando Torres pulled a groin in the warm-up, with the Spaniard facing at least two weeks out.
But the Cameroonian was alert from the outset - a wrong flag denied him a free-kick which would have brought a red card for Hugo Lloris inside 30 seconds - and while Mourinho revealed last week that he is disappointed by his contribution outside Stamford Bridge, this time he spoke more reverentially.
Mourinho added: "In the second half, Eto'o was brilliant. You can speak about Vertonghen's mistake but it was only Vertonghen's mistake because Eto'o is there.
"If Eto'o is not there, if Eto'o doesn't read the situation the defender or the goalkeeper will get the ball.
"Hopefully he can start scoring away too. He had some good matches away. At West Ham he played very well. He's had good matches. The fact he scored more at home is down to his qualities.
"He's not 20 years old super-fast player like he was 10 years ago, so he needs to be close to the goal, he needs his feet in the box and he's very intelligent in the way he moves.
"Remember the goals he's scored here. He created the goal against Cardiff when the goalkeeper dropped the ball, he scored a goal against WBA when Liam Ridgewell controlled the ball and he came form behind. Then on Saturday he reads Vertonghen's mistake. He's a fox. They are fox goals."
Real Madrid v Málaga live Stream Spain La Liga Preview 19 Oct,2013
Match Preview: Saturday,19 Oct,2013, One of the important match Real Madrid v Málaga of Spain La Liga 19 Oct,2013 HD Quality Live Real Madrid v Málaga streaming is available here.Real Madrid v Málaga Live Stream online Spain La Liga 19 Oct,2013 Video Free The match will take Preview Pictures and Wallpapers its mean all things are available in my blog please see and check here for latest things.Real Madrid v Málaga Live Stream Real Madrid v Málaga ,Real Madrid v Málaga online free, Real Madrid v Málaga live stream video Real Madrid are sweating on the fitness of Gareth Bale ahead of their fixture with Malaga at the Sanitago Bernabeu on Saturday. Real Madrid have had a great start to the season but the bar is set high in Spain as they find themselves alreadt 5 points behind runaway leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid have managed 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat but the top two have won every match so far. Real Madrid have yet to really hit top gear in the league and Carlo Ancelotti is changing tactics on a game by games basis. Long term injury loss is Xabi Alonso, who they are missing as he sets the tempo for the games. Record signing Gareth Bale sits out but he is yet to make much of an impact.
Malaga sit 10th in the league with 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Their game is based on a rock solid backline and indeed only the top two sides have conceded less than Malaga. The side have yet to win away from home though and look likely to continue this run here. Starter Bobley Anderson is missing while squad man Casado is still out.
The Welshman has made just three appearances in all competitions for the club since his world-record move from Premier League outfit Tottenham.
Bale has been struggling with a thigh problem, and reports surfaced in the Spanish media that the 24-year-old had suffered a slipped disc in his back.
But those rumours were strongly denied by the club and president Florentino Perez revealed the attacker is hoping to be fit for the showdown with former Madrid boss Bernd Schuster's side.
However, los Blancos will definitely still be without Xabi Alonso, who remains sidelined following surgery on a groin problem and a fractured metatarsal in recent months.
Carlo Ancelotti's charges head into the fixture on the back of a 3-2 victory away to Levante before the international break.
Injury-time goals from Alvaro Morata and Cristiano Ronaldo were required to rescue an unlikely three points, after Nabil El Zhar had given the hosts a 2-1 lead in the 86th minute.
The result maintained Madrid's grasp on third place, with the club taking 19 points from a possible 24 so far, leaving them five points adrift of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, both of whom boast 100 per cent records.
Madrid will be keen to build momentum ahead of important fixtures with Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday and the first Clasico of the season away to Barcelona on October 26.
Malaga have had indifferent start to the campaign, winning just two of their eight matches.
The Rosaleda outfit sit in 10th position, and are looking to bounce back from their 1-0 home defeat to Osasuna and midfielder Fernando Tissone is confident of an upset against Ancelotti's men.
