Topic: Champions League Semi-Finals: April 26th-27th

[The Playmaker]

Has Mourinho ever been at a club where he isn't expected to at least be close to the title?

Yes. União de Leiria, whom he took to their highest-ever league finish of fifth place.

Porto he did well in the CL but it's no great surprise to see them win the Portugese league.

Porto winning the Champions League remains one of the giant shocks in European football in years gone by, along with ourselves in 2005, which happened to be a year later. Porto were not expected to make giant shockwaves in the competition and yet Mourinho took them the whole way. Have Porto won the competition since? No. Has Jose Mourinho? Yes. Even at Inter, not many people expected them to win it, although I myself fancied them during his second season, and they overcome some hurdles along the way. They had a very solid team there but still, to win the competition was a good achievement once again.

There are plenty of managers who haven't achieved success at Porto or Inter, or even Real Madrid. I cannot believe that some people are criticising Mourinho for taking big jobs, which he is offered to do. Get off your high horses, because you would do the same. I'm not a massive fan of Jose Mourinho but I would never criticise a person for taking on the task of managing a big club. There is a reason why they want Mourinho to manage them. He still has to guide his teams to the trophies, and at Real Madrid, it looks like he will fall short - besides the Copa Del Rey. You expect him to go to Real Madrid or Blackburn Rovers? The stature of each club is different.

[Vidocq]

Just seen Maureen's comedy press conference. Seriously, shittyarse Ferguson would be too embarrassed to come out with the utter fucking toss this gobshite spews.
 He's just rubbished Guardiola's winning of the CL in 2009 and more or less said this year would be the same if Barca go on to win it. Somebody with a backbone needs to challenge the garbage he speaks, it's beyond a fucking joke. He's the biggest fucking cheat I've seen in 40 years watching football yet feels free to accuse everyone else of the same thing. Absolute twat of a man.

he really makes me through up

jealousy is killing him, and there is nothing he can do...still im enjoying watching him how he's dying in agony

[RigBon1892]

Ironic as well that a club that prides itself on it's attaccking style of play is reduced to this, negativity and playing for a 0-0 at home in the semi-final of a CL.

See, that playing style is one of the reasons I wouldn't want him near us, Chelsea also played horrendous football under him.

Might be a born winner but the man's a c*nt.

That being said, I really can't be doing with Busquets, such a good player and he ruins it by showing us that side of him.

[Anywhichwayicant]

He may be a total gombeen but I like Mourinho, he spouts utter nonsense but football is becoming too strict and Mourinho adds a bit of character to the game.

[RigBon1892]

He may be a total gombeen but I like Mourinho, he spouts utter nonsense but football is becoming too strict and Mourinho adds a bit of character to the game.

There's adding character and being a c*nt. Sir Bobby Robson, Shankly, Paisley, Kenny all added character but weren't c*nts about it.

[deadlybuzz]

Somebody with a backbone needs to challenge the garbage he speaks, it's beyond a fucking joke. He's the biggest fucking cheat I've seen in 40 years watching football yet feels free to accuse everyone else of the same thing. Absolute twat of a man.

It's a pity Rafa ain't about. He had no problem pulling Jose up on it when he was with Chelsea whinging about anything to do with us be it in the league or CL. The infamous "we used to be friends until I started beating him".

[Garstonite]

Chelsea also played horrendous football under him.

Fallacy.

*snigger*Fallous*snigger*

[C]

as your defending him is that not insulting us?

Not really, i was just putting into context the fact, prior to him joining they got bossed in a two legged tied, both home and away.

When he came, he knocked out Chelsea, Barca and Bayern Munich.

The guy is on another level, best manager in the world for me.

[Samee]

He may be a total gombeen but I like Mourinho, he spouts utter nonsense but football is becoming too strict and Mourinho adds a bit of character to the game.

This is how I feel. And like Rafa, I respect Mourinho for becoming a great manager without ever really being a player. That is some accomplishment.

[Mr Dilkington]

No, thats wrong.

No it isn't.

[RigBon1892]

Not really, i was just putting into context the fact, prior to him joining they got bossed in a two legged tied, both home and away.

I seem to remember them getting bossed by the Mancs in a two legged tie home and away in his first season in charge of Inter....

[Anywhichwayicant]

There's adding character and being a c*nt. Sir Bobby Robson, Shankly, Paisley, Kenny all added character but weren't c*nts about it.

I genuinely don't get wound up by him, I find him very amusing but don't take him serious in the slightest with what he says. Same with Wenger, complete gombeen but funny when he gets wound up.

[RigBon1892]

No, thats wrong.

No it isn't, Mourinho had been in charge for a season before he won the treble.

[LF]

haha hopefully the mancs sweat it out now in the final 

anyway  at the antics of barcelona and real today. teams with no class. not the managers nor the players. If you prefer either one of the teams over the others great but shut the fuck up about class, dignity respect etc. Both shitholes. that said i'd still like to see mourinho win the cl again so people can whine here in droves 

[Mr Dilkington]

i said the season before Jose joined, Inter went out to Liverpool - is that not right?

You said he won a treble with the side that a year before lost in both legs to Liverpool.

It was two years.

[Aristotle]

He may be a total gombeen but I like Mourinho, he spouts utter nonsense but football is becoming too strict and Mourinho adds a bit of character to the game.

Yes he adds something to the game, but for me he does it OTT. Shanks said we were the best in the world, even before we were and if you agreed you were an idiot. But he was also incredible humble. When Shankly won he won for the fans and the first thing he did was celebrate with them. Mourinho wouldn't care if the stadium was empty as long as there was a TV camera on his face.

[C]

I just wikipedia'd that, you are right - my bad Mr Dilk

for the life of me i can't even recall the 0-0, 2-0 results???  yet vividly remember Arsenal Roma penalty shoot out, sorry!

[RigBon1892]

You said he won a treble with the side that a year before lost in both legs to Liverpool.

It was two years.

Yes, in Jose's first season Man Utd bossed them in both legs.

[DougLFC94]

Not really, i was just putting into context the fact, prior to him joining they got bossed in a two legged tied, both home and away.

When he came, he knocked out Chelsea, Barca and Bayern Munich.

The guy is on another level, best manager in the world for me.

ahhh fair enough, i misunderstood, my  bad and i think your right, Jumps ship to quicky tho thats my problem with him, and the fact he's a tosser :L but as managerial ability goes he probably is the best out there

[buzzing]

"Anyone could have scored messi's second"

"i'd have been embarrassed for him if he didn't do that"

"but to be fair, messi just edges ronnie now"

Mancs are fuckin unreal

[Mr Dilkington]

I just wikipedia'd that, you are right - sorry Mr Dilk

for the life of me i can't even recall the 0-0, 2-0 results???  yet vividly remember Arsenal Roma penalty shoot out, sorry!

No worries.

Inter played with Santon at left back and he did well vs Ronaldo.

Ibra missed a few chances at Old Trafford, played up top with super Mario.

Vidic scored a header, then Ronaldo i think.

[Garstonite]

Yeah, Inter were beaten rather emphatically by United the season before winning it. How United didn't score at the San Siro remains a mystery. But again, that's typical of Mourinho. A season later, with his philosophy stamped on the club, they came back stronger. Madrid would be mad to sack him in the summer, but then they were mad to sack Pellegrini, Capello, Del Bosque etc.

[RigBon1892]

"Anyone could have scored messi's second"

"i'd have been embarrassed for him if he didn't do that"

"but to be fair, messi just edges ronnie now"

Mancs are fuckin unreal

Are you fuckin serious?!

[please, I have my reasons for it but...]

Still in denial.

You know both were moving right and those are from two different angles.

[Thiago]

Barca are considering Mourinho's comments by the way, possibly reporting him to UEFA.

[please, I have my reasons for it but...]

Anyone else saw what Drogba wrote on twitter?

[C]

Anyone else saw what Drogba wrote on twitter?

just post it man, ha

[coolbyrne]

I don't have a problem with Barcelona being c*nts. Let them be c*nts if they want. I don't have a problem with that. What I can't stand though is people saying they're c*nts, but they're still the good ones, because the others are c*nts, too.

What I don't get is that people are sooooo keen to overlook everything that might be remotely negative about Barcelona. They spend shitloads of money, yet it's okay and not a big deal, because Real spend more and Barca have players from their own academy in the team. A team stops them from playing the way they want (like Inter last season) and suddenly it's a huge disgrace and football has lost because of it, as apparantly Barca's way of playing is the only right way to be playing football (even if it's not successful for once). Wenger gets laughed at whenever he complains about the likes of Stoke or Bolton bullying them and not letting them play. Yet, Barca should be winning everything because they play great football? It all started with Ronaldinho in my view. He behaved like a horrible twat at times on the pitch (and at times got sent off for it). But most of the time, it was overlooked, because he was always playing with a huge smile in his face. A bit like how Scholes is seen making shithouse-tackles time and again and everyone is just giggling about "Poor Scholsey, who can't tackle..."

Spot fucking on.  Thank you.

[Samee]

You know both were moving right and those are from two different angles.

At the end of the day it was a sending off cos it was a dangerous challenge. Had he actually caught Alves properly it would have caused injury. You can argue Alves' foot was high too and I agree but it was under the ball whereas Pepe's was over the top and higher than Alves'. Also, the ref would have taken in Pepe's reputation for trying to wreck players. There was as much intent in Pepe's challenge as there was with Scholes' on Zabeleta. Only difference is Scholes caught Zabeleta full on and cut his leg open.

[RigBon1892]

Alves still didn't need to milk it the way he did though, though Busquets is a bigger c*nt over that.

[Samee]

Alves still didn't need to milk it the way he did though, though Busquets is a bigger c*nt over that.

Course he didn't but it didn't make the challenge any less worse. Even though I hate play acting with an absolute passion I can understand it to a certain extent when players do it in that type of situation cos if Alves had just gotten straight back up and acted like nothing happened I seriously doubt Pepe would have been sent off and he could well have continued making dangerous challenges.

Again, not condoning theatrics.

[please, I have my reasons for it but...]

At the end of the day it was a sending off cos it was a dangerous challenge. Had he actually caught Alves properly it would have caused injury. You can argue Alves' foot was high too and I agree but it was under the ball whereas Pepe's was over the top and higher than Alves'. Also, the ref would have taken in Pepe's reputation for trying to wreck players. There was as much intent in Pepe's challenge as there was with Scholes' on Zabeleta. Only difference is Scholes caught Zabeleta full on and cut his leg open.

No, Pepe touched the ball and then inadvertently caught Alves' foot, Scholes wanted to hurt Zabaleta. It was a stupid challenge from Pepe given his reputation but no way it was a red, I gotta say Pepe's reputation is what gave him the red IMO.

[DougLFC94]

Barca are considering Mourinho's comments by the way, possibly reporting him to UEFA.

Good! Rightly so the fucking prick"

[DougLFC94]

Anyone else saw what Drogba wrote on twitter?

go on...

[RigBon1892]

To be honest I thought a red was harsh but given that I thought a yellow was too lenient for Adebayor it evens out.

[C]

Alves and Di Maria's cheat offs have been hilarious, pair of pussys.

[faithplusone01]

"I just have one question: Why?,'' he added. ''Why Ovrebo [Chelsea vs. Barcelona referee in 2007 semi-final], Busacca [Barcelona vs. Arsenal in this year's Champions League], Stark? In each semi-final it is the same. We are talking about an absolutely fantastic team. Why didn't Chelsea make the final? Why did Inter have to be saved by a miracle?

''Congratulations to Barcelona. But I just do not understand why Barcelona always receive the help of the referee. All my life I will be asking myself this question, and one day I hope to receive an answer.

''I am not too sad, I have a great family. But I don't understand why Barcelona have this power. It happened two years ago to Chelsea (in the 2009 semi-finals), almost to my Inter last year, and also to Arsenal this year.

''Why do the opponents of Barcelona always have a man sent off? Where does this power come from? Maybe it is to give more publicity to UNICEF, maybe because of the power of (Spanish federation president Jose Angel) Villar in UEFA.''

Turning his attention to Pep Guardiola, Mourinho said: ''Barcelona are a great team on and off the pitch, but winning like that doesn't leave the same taste.

''I have already won two Champions Leagues, and I won them on the pitch, with two teams that weren't Barcelona. I won one with Porto, a small team from a weaker league. And I won another with Inter, sweating and fighting hard.

''Josep Guardiola is a fantastic football coach, but the Champions League he won was an embarrassment because of what happened at Stamford Bridge - it was a scandal. And if he wins it this year, he will win after the scandal at the Bernabeu. Let's hope he gets the chance to win a clean Champions League (in future), without scandals.

''Guardiola deserves to win a Champions League normally. That's what I wish because he is a very good coach who I respect as a person for his fantastic treatment in four years with him.

''I respect him a lot as a coach and as a person, I hope that one day he will win a clean Champions League, with no incidents behind it.''


Ladies and Gentlemen, I believe Jose Mourinho has finally "jumped the shark".

We all know he's a c*nt, and we know that due to his nature as a c*nt, he is entitled to say/do c*ntish things from time to time without much resistance or criticism (see: Mr. Alex Ferguson, Rooney, etc.), but I think he'll get some BIG shit from the respective governing bodies tomorrow about this.

If he can come out and say what he has just said and completely get away with it, I will lose every ounce of respect I had for FIFA and UEFA. He is bringing the entire game into question, and thats something he doesn't deserve to be able to do.

[coolbyrne]

Alves still didn't need to milk it the way he did though, though Busquets is a bigger c*nt over that.

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/gifs/25159/gif-of-the-day-sergio-busquets-play-acting-against-inter.html

[DougLFC94]

Alves and Di Maria's cheat offs have been hilarious, pair of pussys.

is that actually quoted what he said?

[Samee]

No, Pepe touched the ball and then inadvertently caught Alves' foot, Scholes wanted to hurt Zabaleta. It was a stupid challenge from Pepe given his reputation but no way it was a red, I gotta say Pepe's reputation is what gave him the red IMO.

Pepe went in with unnecessary force which is what made it a dirty challenge.

And I really can't see any contact:


Even if there was it was the absolute minimal and doesn't suddenly make the challenge any less dangerous. We all know what Pepe's like and he didn't simply just try to win the ball.