{"id":87213,"date":"2018-09-19T16:15:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T08:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=87213"},"modified":"2018-09-20T15:55:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T07:55:43","slug":"jose-mourinho-pitch-wont-be-an-excuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/football\/premier-league\/manchester-united\/jose-mourinho-pitch-wont-be-an-excuse-87213.html","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho: Pitch won&#8217;t be an excuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Jose-Mourinho-Manchester-United-min-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jose-Mourinho-Manchester-United-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Jose-Mourinho-Manchester-United-min-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Jose-Mourinho-Manchester-United-min-1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Jose-Mourinho-Manchester-United-min-1-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabc.net\/en\/join\/sports?btag=625071\"><img alt=\"\"src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabc.net\/en\/sports\/?btag=625071\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_like\" fb:like:layout=\"button_count\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_tweet\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_google_plusone\" g:plusone:size=\"medium\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_pinit\" pi:pinit:url=\"https:\/\/www.dafabet.com\" pi:pinit:media=\"#\" pi:pinit:layout=\"horizontal\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<h2>Jose Mourinho says Manchester United won&#8217;t be using the artificial surface as an excuse should they fail to perform in their Champions League opener against Young Boys. <\/h2>\n<p>The Red Devils are Switzerland for their Group H opener at the Stade de Suisse in Bern. While Mourinho has elected to leave 33-year-old defender Antonio Valencia at home as his knee problems mean the artificial pitch isn&#8217;t ideal, he says the rest of his squad must deal with it. <\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese drew comparison with tennis great Roger Federer, insisting his players must adapt to the surface, even if it not their first preference. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to use that, especially before the match, as a possible excuse for a not good performance,&#8221; said Mourinho. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can get an example, since we are in Switzerland, the home of one of the best ever tennis players &#8211; I&#8217;m pretty sure that the big man sometimes is not happy to play on such a surface but he has to play and he has to win. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody knows he has a favourite surface, but he also has to win on other surfaces that he is not in love with, so we have to do it.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Man United reached the last-16 of the Champions League before losing 2-1 over two legs to Spanish side Sevilla. <\/p>\n<p>They will be targeting maximum points in Switzerland as they begin a Group H journey that also pits them against Juventus and Valencia.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:#EAB922\">Man United are 1.70 to win in Bern, with Young Boys 5.50 to cause an upset and the draw priced at 3.75.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho says Manchester United won&#8217;t be using the artificial surface as an excuse should they fail to perform in their Champions League opener against Young Boys. 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