Adrian is aiming to give Jose Mourinho another headache on Wednesday evening
Adrian is planning to give Jose Mourinho another reminder of his talents on Wednesday evening.
The goalkeeper has twice left the Special One scratching his head with his heroics – first by helping Real Betis beat Mourinho’s Real Madrid 1-0 in November 2012, then by denying Chelsea in West Ham United’s goalless draw at Stamford Bridge in January 2014.
This week, the Spanish stopper will get a chance to complete a frustrating hat-trick for the Portuguese manager when the Barclays Premier League-leading Blues visit the Boleyn Ground.
“With Betis, we won the game 1-0 and personally I was the Man of the Match and I was very happy with that result!” recalled Adrian, with a smile.
“I don’t know if Mourinho remembers me but when I play against him I have got some good results – a win with Real Betis and a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge last season.
“Personally, I feel good when I play against Mourinho!”
For Adrian, the prospect of facing Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and company reminds him of the night he denied Cristiano Ronaldo, Angel di Maria and Karim Benzema.
“It’s more or less the same sort of game, facing Chelsea as it was facing Real Madrid, with all their attacking players,” he explained.
“We need to concentrate for the full 90 minutes and if we play well and show our performance level like we did against Liverpool, Man City and Man United at home, we can get points.
“This game, the ‘keeper is busy because they have good players and good strikers, so you normally need to make good saves to keep your side in the game. I hope Wednesday will be a good game for me and for the team.
“It’s a tough game for us, but all our players are motivated for this game.”
The goalkeeper has twice left the Special One scratching his head with his heroics – first by helping Real Betis beat Mourinho’s Real Madrid 1-0 in November 2012, then by denying Chelsea in West Ham United’s goalless draw at Stamford Bridge in January 2014.
This week, the Spanish stopper will get a chance to complete a frustrating hat-trick for the Portuguese manager when the Barclays Premier League-leading Blues visit the Boleyn Ground.
“With Betis, we won the game 1-0 and personally I was the Man of the Match and I was very happy with that result!” recalled Adrian, with a smile.
“I don’t know if Mourinho remembers me but when I play against him I have got some good results – a win with Real Betis and a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge last season.
“Personally, I feel good when I play against Mourinho!”
For Adrian, the prospect of facing Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and company reminds him of the night he denied Cristiano Ronaldo, Angel di Maria and Karim Benzema.
“It’s more or less the same sort of game, facing Chelsea as it was facing Real Madrid, with all their attacking players,” he explained.
“We need to concentrate for the full 90 minutes and if we play well and show our performance level like we did against Liverpool, Man City and Man United at home, we can get points.
“This game, the ‘keeper is busy because they have good players and good strikers, so you normally need to make good saves to keep your side in the game. I hope Wednesday will be a good game for me and for the team.
“It’s a tough game for us, but all our players are motivated for this game.”
I don’t know if Mourinho remembers me but when I play against him I have got some good results
Adrian says West Ham are determined to end a run of disappointing results when they host Mourinho’s men under the Boleyn Ground floodlights.
Having relinquished late leads against Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur and gone down to a home defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday, the popular goalkeeper says the Hammers have to give it their all to get back to winning ways against Chelsea.
“When you lose, the result is always bad,” said the No13. “We were playing at home and we had a good chance to get three points, but Palace played together and on the counter-attack. They are really good at set plays and they used three of them to win the game.
“We need to recover and play to our top level against Chelsea. It’s another really big London derby.
“I try to keep a clean sheet every time but sometimes it’s impossible, like it was on Saturday. I play every game at 100 per cent and that will be the same against Chelsea and I hope to get a good result on Wednesday.
“Not just one player can win the game, though. We need the whole team to concentrate for the full 90 minutes. It is a big game for us, for the fans and for the Club and we need to get the three points to stay in a good position in the league.”
Having relinquished late leads against Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur and gone down to a home defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday, the popular goalkeeper says the Hammers have to give it their all to get back to winning ways against Chelsea.
“When you lose, the result is always bad,” said the No13. “We were playing at home and we had a good chance to get three points, but Palace played together and on the counter-attack. They are really good at set plays and they used three of them to win the game.
“We need to recover and play to our top level against Chelsea. It’s another really big London derby.
“I try to keep a clean sheet every time but sometimes it’s impossible, like it was on Saturday. I play every game at 100 per cent and that will be the same against Chelsea and I hope to get a good result on Wednesday.
“Not just one player can win the game, though. We need the whole team to concentrate for the full 90 minutes. It is a big game for us, for the fans and for the Club and we need to get the three points to stay in a good position in the league.”