After beating Tottenham Hotspur over the weekend, Arsenal is now eight points clear of second place Manchester City. Following the Gunners' 2-0 derby win, Jose Mourinho's prediction in 2020 about Arteta has gone viral.
The 2022-23 Premier League season has been a dream run for Arsenal. The young team, under Mikel Arteta, have week on week proved their mettle and continue to wow football enthusiasts worldwide. Following the Gunners' 2-0 win over north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, former boss Jose Mourinho's prediction in 2020 about Arteta and his young side has resurfaced.
After winning the north London derby 2-0 as Tottenham's manager in December 2020, which left Arsenal in the 15th place in the table that season, Mourinho heaped praises on Arsenal boss Arteta and claimed that the team's position in the league did not do justice to the actual work that was going behind the scenes.
José Mourinho after beating Mikel Arteta's Arsenal 2-0 as the Tottenham manager, back in 2020.
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"I want to give good words and congratulations to Mikel because he gave us a very difficult game. Tactically, they are very good, they were very well organised, they were building with four, defending with five. Then in the second half, they tried to find triangles on the side and they gave us problems, problems that we managed to resolve because the players in this moment have good tactical culture," Mourinho had said.
"And even above that, they have an incredible spirit, but they gave us problems because they are a good team and he (Arteta) is a good coach. But we deserved to win, I guess, because two amazing goals. I can imagine tomorrow there, that the headlines will be about them not being in a good position on the table. But I believe with this players, with Mikel, Arsenal will be Arsenal again," the former Tottenham boss concluded.
'Arsenal will be Arsenal again'
The 'Arsenal will be Arsenal again' prediction has won Mourinho fans' hearts, with most stating that the 'Special One' guessed it right two years ago. "Jose Mourinho has a third eye," said one fan, while another added, "One of those reasons I respect Mourinho. He understands this game."
"This man has never been wrong about anything his entire life," wrote a third fan of Mourinho, while a fourth added, "The special one only speaks straight facts."
Here's a look at some of the memes and reactions to the AS Roma manager's prediction while he was still managing Tottenham:
Special One is always right 🙌🏻 https://t.co/fP5E3lrEef
— Marwan Adawi (@MarwanAdawii)José is truly the greatest of all time, football genius, the special one https://t.co/i5cKU8ETBu
— 🔴🏴☠️ (@AFC_Akagami98)This guy is always spot on https://t.co/jHeqE5K33N
— Mussy. (@soundsfrommussy)The curse of beings a genius is that no one understands you in real time and you have to come to terms with the idea of always being acknowledged retroactively. https://t.co/zhYD6RUWXo
— Le-Mo (@lemozeene)ive always rated Jose https://t.co/hWwjW4gbpK pic.twitter.com/tNzI5LOTWn
— Dan (@ElDanMan86)Goat approval https://t.co/93eFMB4siG pic.twitter.com/9XLTGj97tp
— MO (@AM_00NN11)THE SPECIAL ONE FOR A REASON. https://t.co/ITateEIcfZ pic.twitter.com/ALqwNrnPee
— Ibou (@dibraadam)Who is Mourinho? For the blind, He is the vision. For the hungry, He is the chef.
For the thirsty, He is the water. If Mourinho thinks, I agree. If Mourinho speaks, I'm listening. If Mourinho has one fan, it is me. If Mourinho has no fans, I don't exist. https://t.co/lnb9MTx0XD pic.twitter.com/YSiSqpc0ax
The greatest ever in history, Messi of managers. https://t.co/MF1fhPSma1
— Funsho E. Omojuyigbe (@funshodarq1)Trust the process 💪 https://t.co/7hC0tI31Bw pic.twitter.com/53cGNYKRGD
— MVP ♢ (@Thabi_TopDecks)NostraMourinho strikes again. The man's record is unmatched https://t.co/mN9y5rHSeN
— Martim Silva (@TheMartimSilva)Heyyyyy Judas
[Same tune as Jude], absolutely love him 🙂 https://t.co/Za06iceIHz pic.twitter.com/qmLDBSAnuh
The man is Nostradamus of football...no one read game plan better than Mourinho... https://t.co/0FgG8vDx8n
— INVINCIBLE (@just_you08)