Scolari shrugs off Fergie jibes
                   
irishexaminer.com     Jul 24, 2008            

By Andrew Mullen CHELSEA coach Luiz Felipe Scolari refused to be drawn into a pre-season war of words with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson following comments the Brazilian’s charges are too old to mount a title challenge. Ferguson insisted he is unconcerned by Chelsea’s credentials to challenge United for the Premier League crown this season and pointed towards Arsenal and Liverpool as his side’s rivals. But after watching his new side open their pre-season tour of Asia and Russia with a comfortable 4-0 win over Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical yesterday, Scolari refused to retaliate. "I will not answer this question. This is not a question for me," said the former Portugal coach. "I think I have a lot of experienced players and also some young boys in my team but I feel we have experience for... [read full story]                    


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