MX23RW : Saturday, December 28 13:45:14| >> :120:9563:9563:

Mark Bowen laughs off Manuel Pellegrini's "small team" jibe

Stoke City's assistant boss Mark Bowen laughs off Manuel Pellegrini's "small team" jibe that was aimed at Chelsea after their 1-1 draw with Manchester City.

Stoke City assistant manager Mark Bowen has laughed off Manuel Pellegrini's attempts criticise Chelsea by likening them to the Potters.

The Manchester City manager claimed that the Blues played in the manner of a "small team like Stoke" in Sunday's 1-1 draw at the Etihad.

Pellegrini was far from pleased with Jose Mourinho's tactical approach and compared his opponents to the Potters in an unflattering manner, but Bowen said that manager Mark Hughes didn't take offence.

Bowen told reporters: "It's nice to be called a 'small team' because we've been called giants over the last few years.

"I do have a wry smile, because perhaps we are a small club compared to Manchester City, and all the millions that they spend.

"I spoke to Mark about it this morning and he took it as a compliment. If Jose Mourinho went in with the same tactics as us then we can't be doing a lot wrong. We'll take in the right way."

Stoke beat City 1-0 at the Etihad last month.

ID:178348: cacheID:178348:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2500:
Written by
Paul Gorst
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho prior to kick-off against Swansea in the Premier League match on April 13, 2014
Read Next:
Mourinho: 'There's no animosity towards Lampard'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool17133140172342
2Arsenal18106235161936
3Chelsea18105338211735
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest1810442419534
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle188553021929
6Bournemouth188552721629
7Manchester CityMan City188463026428
8Fulham187742623328
9Aston Villa188462629-328
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton186842726126
11Brentford187383232024
12Tottenham HotspurSpurs1872939261323
13West Ham UnitedWest Ham186572330-723
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd186482124-322
15Everton173861522-717
16Crystal Palace183871826-817
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1843112940-1115
18Leicester CityLeicester1835102240-1814
19Ipswich TownIpswich1826101633-1712
20Southampton1813141137-266


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!