José "The Special One" Mourinho

[blackmore]

Watch Liverpool's recent game against Chelsea and see what he contributed before calling for him to come to our club. Personally, I think Gerrard is a cunt and should stay in Liverpool where he belongs. I would not want Essien either. A new player whom we can call our own and who can make a name for himself at Inter would be better than opting for players like Essien or Gerrard who are well established flag bearers at their respective clubs.

As for Fabregas, I do not see Arsenal handing over their Captain and if he decides to leave England, it will most likely be for Spain and Barcelona rather than Italy and Inter.

I think it is sad that Moratti has to entice Mourinho to stay with more money and the promise of a star signing. I find it insulting, in the sense that such a deal can be interpreted as Inter not being good enough as a club in its own right. Offering a coach to stay at Inter is a compliment in itself. The club and its management throwing themselves at Mourinho's feet and promising more money and a star signing is belittling to Inter as a club. Such a move on behalf of the club can only be interpreted as a desperate act to keep a coach who no longer wants to remain in Italy and believes the grass is greener elsewhere.

jose is just that kind of person....he is always looking for new challenges and eager to win accolades in many different places......if he does win the treble this year then there would be no real incentive for him to stay....he would haVE proved the media and his critics wrong (as he usually does) and what else could moratti do to entice him to stay but with more money and a promise of better players......football is one of the biggest business around today and thats purely what it is...alot of the passion in this game has been lost because of that..i think its unfair to mourinho if we judged him in saying that he is insulting and belittling the club...and why would we not be desperate to keep him after in only his 2nd year in charge he could take us to our greatest season ever...isnt nearly every other club in the world after him..?

 

[Suneet]

Again Puma made sense in the first part of his post(Gerrard and Fabregas).

However, champions need challenges and for Mou, the challenge at Inter is over if he wins the treble. Moratti will have to make a new challenge and give him something even more difficult to convince him.

 

[Pravesh]

A new player whom we can call our own and who can make a name for himself at Inter would be better than opting for players like Essien or Gerrard who are well established flag bearers at their respective clubs.

HAMSIK !! He has made his name in Napoli but would make his name in big big letters in INTER.

:thumbsup:

 

[Puma]

Sunday 9 May, 2010
Blog: Jerkonomics

Everyone condemns the escalating tension in Italian football, but Susy Campanale notes people never miss a chance to act like a jerk

Italian football has always been a hotbed of tension, passion and borderline insanity, but really this season it is going too far. Everywhere you turn there is sport treated like warfare, whether it’s Lazio fans on a suicide mission to blow up Roma’s Scudetto hopes or Francesco Totti going ninja on Mario Balotelli. Everybody blames everyone else, but the truth is people never miss a chance to act like a jerk.

Take the Coppa Italia Final. Inter won fair and square, we saw the ‘old’ Roma of petulant, childish behaviour that was so familiar before Claudio Ranieri took charge. The Coach spoke highly of his opponents after the final whistle and was a perfect example of fair play. So did Marco Materazzi really need to gleefully thank Philippe Mexes on camera for the “helping hand” on Diego Milito’s goal? Did Luca Toni have to moan about the referee when quite frankly Nicolas Burdisso should’ve gone off in the first half for a series of awful tackles? Was it entirely necessary for Cristian Chivu to make a lewd gesture to his former fans, or for Rodrigo Taddei to clatter into Sulley Muntari when the ball was lost? People, you are not helping.

Then Jose Mourinho weighs in. Ranieri makes a fairly valid point about the “ticking time bombs” of the Special One’s Press conferences, which are quite obviously designed to create a siege mentality. Hardly a new insight. So did Mou really have to respond by dragging up the same ‘loser’ comments about Chelsea he made when he first arrived in Italy? This had nothing to do with the debate at all. People ask why Mourinho is so revered in England and yet despised in the Italian media – it’s because of statements like that, the same ones he made without prompting the moment he touched down in Milan. Ranieri is a gentleman and he does not deserve such low blows.

It goes right the way through Serie A, this seemingly irresistible urge to act like a total jerk. Genoa-Milan must be played behind closed doors, because 15 years after a tragic event, the home fans still won’t allow the Rossoneri into the city without threatening violent repercussions. Livorno-Lazio is more like a political rally than a football match. Fiorentina fans have pledged not to turn up to the stadium for the derby with Siena, but police are on high alert because these same supporters would be willing to get out of bed for an arranged fight with visiting ultras. Andrea Pirlo childishly stated on camera he was cheering on Barcelona against Inter in the Champions League semi-final for no reason other than pure spite, while Totti's infamous thumbs down after the Rome derby did nothing but inflame an already tense situation. And we wonder why the fans are so vindictive...

Everyone is so quick to condemn the climate of tension in Italian football, but who is ready to take a step back and stop fuelling the fire? And yes, before anyone writes in, I delight in winding people up too, but the media only report on what the Coaches and players say. If they start acting with decorum, so will the Press. We'd love to write about football, it's just there is precious little of it around at the moment amid the verbal fisticuffs.

http://www.football-italia.net/blogs/sc112.html

 

[CafeCordoba]

Moratti will offer to increase his contract to €12 million and get him one of cesc/gerrard in order to convince him to stay.

http://translate.google.com/transla...read&idnotizia=18883&sl=it&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

LOL. Those shouldn't be alternatives. I mean that Fabregas and Gerrard are fighting in different leagues when it comes to impact in terms of reinforcing the squad. Gerrard is starting to go downhill in his career, whereas Fabregas hasn't even seen his best years of his career (and still he's been simply amazing for couple of years).

 

[Moratti.jr]

Watch Liverpool's recent game against Chelsea and see what he contributed before calling for him to come to our club. Personally, I think Gerrard is a cunt and should stay in Liverpool where he belongs. I would not want Essien either. A new player whom we can call our own and who can make a name for himself at Inter would be better than opting for players like Essien or Gerrard who are well established flag bearers at their respective clubs.

As for Fabregas, I do not see Arsenal handing over their Captain and if he decides to leave England, it will most likely be for Spain and Barcelona rather than Italy and Inter.

I think it is sad that Moratti has to entice Mourinho to stay with more money and the promise of a star signing. I find it insulting, in the sense that such a deal can be interpreted as Inter not being good enough as a club in its own right. Offering a coach to stay at Inter is a compliment in itself. The club and its management throwing themselves at Mourinho's feet and promising more money and the signing of a star player is belittling to Inter as a club. Such a move on behalf of the club can only be interpreted as a desperate act to keep a coach who no longer wants to remain in Italy and believes the grass is greener elsewhere.

great point. i say if mou wants to leave, then he can go with all respect from interisti. the rumours is not clear though. mou never say he wants to leave and moratti diddnt say about new contract. its just rumours.

 

[Hasan]

Puma it's normal that we will try to keep Mo happy at club. If that means that we must improve our squad I am OK with that. That man is phenomenal coach and with improved squad we could be main force in Europe.

Fabregas is big star and he would be great for selling shirts, Nike commercials etc. And he would be our Xavi.

Iniesta --- Keita --- Xavi
Sneijder --- Cambasso --- Fabregas

 

[spiderninja]

Mourinho just want to toying with Moratti and see how panic he is.

2 years ago Mancini said it could probably his last season in Inter, but then regret it and say he wanted to stay, but then he still got sacked by Moratti because Mourinho is available

Mourinho just want to give Moratti some karma

 

[coolmavs]

Sunday 9 May, 2010
Blog: Jerkonomics

Everyone condemns the escalating tension in Italian football, but Susy Campanale notes people never miss a chance to act like a jerk

Italian football has always been a hotbed of tension, passion and borderline insanity, but really this season it is going too far. Everywhere you turn there is sport treated like warfare, whether it’s Lazio fans on a suicide mission to blow up Roma’s Scudetto hopes or Francesco Totti going ninja on Mario Balotelli. Everybody blames everyone else, but the truth is people never miss a chance to act like a jerk.

Take the Coppa Italia Final. Inter won fair and square, we saw the ‘old’ Roma of petulant, childish behaviour that was so familiar before Claudio Ranieri took charge. The Coach spoke highly of his opponents after the final whistle and was a perfect example of fair play. So did Marco Materazzi really need to gleefully thank Philippe Mexes on camera for the “helping hand” on Diego Milito’s goal? Did Luca Toni have to moan about the referee when quite frankly Nicolas Burdisso should’ve gone off in the first half for a series of awful tackles? Was it entirely necessary for Cristian Chivu to make a lewd gesture to his former fans, or for Rodrigo Taddei to clatter into Sulley Muntari when the ball was lost? People, you are not helping.

Then Jose Mourinho weighs in. Ranieri makes a fairly valid point about the “ticking time bombs” of the Special One’s Press conferences, which are quite obviously designed to create a siege mentality. Hardly a new insight. So did Mou really have to respond by dragging up the same ‘loser’ comments about Chelsea he made when he first arrived in Italy? This had nothing to do with the debate at all. People ask why Mourinho is so revered in England and yet despised in the Italian media – it’s because of statements like that, the same ones he made without prompting the moment he touched down in Milan. Ranieri is a gentleman and he does not deserve such low blows.

It goes right the way through Serie A, this seemingly irresistible urge to act like a total jerk. Genoa-Milan must be played behind closed doors, because 15 years after a tragic event, the home fans still won’t allow the Rossoneri into the city without threatening violent repercussions. Livorno-Lazio is more like a political rally than a football match. Fiorentina fans have pledged not to turn up to the stadium for the derby with Siena, but police are on high alert because these same supporters would be willing to get out of bed for an arranged fight with visiting ultras. Andrea Pirlo childishly stated on camera he was cheering on Barcelona against Inter in the Champions League semi-final for no reason other than pure spite, while Totti's infamous thumbs down after the Rome derby did nothing but inflame an already tense situation. And we wonder why the fans are so vindictive...

Everyone is so quick to condemn the climate of tension in Italian football, but who is ready to take a step back and stop fuelling the fire? And yes, before anyone writes in, I delight in winding people up too, but the media only report on what the Coaches and players say. If they start acting with decorum, so will the Press. We'd love to write about football, it's just there is precious little of it around at the moment amid the verbal fisticuffs.

http://www.football-italia.net/blogs/sc112.html

ROFLMAO............I hate to say this but it is almost becoming like....Dari0 and Eto'o situation....lolz
Dari0 = Eto'o hater
Puma = Mou hater

On a serious note, since when did Susy Campanelle thinks that Roma's behavior was just "petulant and childish" against Inter. It doesnt matter that 4-5 Roma players should have been shown red cards for their "ninja kicks". It could have resulted in season ending injury for many of our players, imagine if Eto'o or Milito or Motta or Sneijder, were seriously injured and caused them to miss the rest of the season, including the UCL finals costing us the Scudetto and UCL, what would the "fans" have said then! But instead of condemning Roma and their manager for not controlling his players.... she takes this opportunity to highlight that Ranieri is a gentleman and Mou is a "jerk". Sure Mou did reply to Ranieri's comments, but I just wonder who started this.....

I dont need to discuss the authenticity and bias of this article any more!

 

[Nero Indigo]

I agree with Puma on the Gerrard tip. Look, I've said it before - Gerarrd is not the same Gerrard of Liverpool's double CL final run in 3 years. He's approaching the twilight of his career, and he ain't hungry no more. As for Fabregas, I just have a feeling this kid isn't tough enough for Serie A- but you never know.

In Mou's case, I think it is a special one (no pun intended ). When someone is on the verge of winning a historic unprecedented treble for your club in his second season, after such heroics as beating Chelsea and Barca both forces on the European stage - You would obviously do anything in your power to make him stay. Especially when you've had a history as turbulent as ours with all the coaches coming in and out in their search for the CL and all the disappointments. Our president has been through all of this ten times over and now his dream is about to be realised and you expect him to just let the man who organised this side into what it is to just walk away easily? NO, you try and persuade him to stay*

 

[Puma]

I would just like to respond to the posters on here who have commented on my supposed dislike or hate of Mourinho or the fact that I never have anything positive to say about him. I believe the last article I wrote on Mourinho in the Writers Section has been misinterpreted and taken out of context. Despite the perception of many posters on here as to my apparent dislike of Mourinho, I would like to clarify and state for the record that I do not dislike nor do I hate our coach. Many of you may find that hard to believe but I will endeavour to make my position clear in this post.

First and foremost, I would like to use an analogy that may help you understand my point of view. In my profession, I have a Duty to the Court, to my clients, and to my fellow legal practitioners. I will not discuss the first two duties but I believe the third duty is relevant and can be transferred to football.

Just as I have a duty to my fellow legal practitioners in terms of being courteous, not being disrespectful or speaking ill of them, I believe the same principle applies to football coaches. The tactics employed by a tactician, the way a coach prepares his players or the amount of silverware won by one coach in comparison to another makes little to no difference when it comes to courtesy and respect for a fellow professional. In particular, I will refer to both Ranieri and Mourinho. Given the current climate in Calcio (which is why I posted Susy’s recent article), and our midweek Coppa Italia victory against Roma, I believe it was unwise for Ranieri to comment about Mourinho and the way he creates a siege mentality to help Inter win.

As we beat Roma on their home ground, I would have let Ranieiri’s comment go through to the keeper but Mourinho replied by labelling Ranieri a loser and belittling the way he prepared his players for the Coppa Italia final. Some will argue that as Ranieri was the first to comment then Mourinho was entitled to respond. Others will say that Mourinho has always spoken his mind and he will not change his ways but his most recent comments and the way he belittled Ranieri, a fellow professional, were distasteful and unwarranted. It does not matter how Ranieri prepares his team and it is not for Mourinho to comment or pass judgment. If Mourinho wants to do this, he should allow himself a quiet smile behind closed doors with a nice glass of red and some fine Italian cheese and silently toast Ranieri as opposed to belittling a fellow professional in the media. The only other comment I would like to add about the recent war of words between Ranieri and Mourinho is that I think it is admirable that after Mourinho’s comments, Ranieri still had the class to say that Mourinho is a good coach but would not be drawn into making further comments. I think it takes a lot to be gracious when you have been trampled on as opposed to being as ruthless and bloody minded as Mourinho.

Like the Italian media, many posters on here find Mourinho’s comments funny and entertaining. Every person is entitled to their own opinion but I take the view that as the defending Italian Champions, Coppa Italia winners and Italy’s only remaining representative in Europe, Inter are the standard bearer of Calcio. As a result, I feel Inter as a club, the management, our coach and players are obliged to act respectfully and graciously. Mourinho may be a special and an astute tactician but the contempt he has for his fellow professionals and the environment in which he is employed leaves a great deal to be desired. And perhaps the greatest irony is that he claims that he is not much liked in Italy or he is not respected but yet he does absolutely nothing to improve the environment in which he works. If anything, by way of his actions and comments, he is just adding to the confrontational and tense environment that presently prevails in Serie A.

I do not dislike or hate Mourinho. I like the way he has changed Inter for the better and I enjoy the way our team plays football but I question some of his methods. It is my view, that Mourinho can achieve the same results with far less agitation and what bothers me most is that his actions and comments border on the reckless. It is all well and good to say that Mourinho is a special coach so he can say whatever he likes or he has always spoken his mind but there has to be a limit.

Many posters on here have said that no player or man is bigger than the club. What worries me is that Mourinho puts himself before the club. The handcuff gesture and the subsequent suspension led to us dropping points. At a time when things are very delicate between clubs (Roma v Inter and Roma v Lazio) as well as the close race for the championship, Mourinho comes up with joke about Roma paying Siena on the last day of the season so that the Tuscans will put up a fight. Given the FIGC’s response to Mourinho after the handcuff gesture, do you think such a comment was wise and worth making? Is it possible that he might be suspended for the final day of the season when his players will most need him? It is all well and good to a laugh at all of the “wonderful” quotes he makes to the media but he is not bigger than the club and giving up an 11 point lead and possibly losing silverware as a result of reckless gestures or comments is simply unforgivable.

 

[cloudq]

tl; dr

mourinho isnt bigger than the club, but without mourinho, inter wouldnt be the powerhouse team that is vying for an unprecedented treble.

mourinho does a few things well:
1. he draws attention away from the squad. he protects them from outside criticism, he creates a symbiotic relationship with his squad, where he relies on his squad and his squad psychologically relies on him.

2. he plays mindgames, and usually comes out on top. hes mastered the art of trolling and he does it professionally, id go as far as to say he gets paid to troll on ranieri, that catania director and just about everyone that talks smack. argue all you want about the handcuffs jesture, one could argue, that even though we lost a ton of points, it was one factor that galvanised the team into becoming the defensive juggernaut that we saw in barcelona.

3. hes a cocky bastard. his personality reflects onto the squad. this inter has had more swagger than any other inter ive seen in my lifetime, compare the squad's swagger to roberto mancini's inter; its a world of difference. this squad has IT.

 

[Deji]

Let me just ask:

Has anyone here heard Mourinho say Moratti needs to give him more money and sign a top player to keep him? if you have pelase say so! thanks!

If you have not heard him say it, and you just read it on the internet and you believe it, THEN FUVCCCKK YOU!

 

[Gazebo]

it's no secret that Mourinho still prefers the premiership to the italian serie a.
I think his dream is to replace sir alex ferguson at man u.

But, $$$$ talks, always.

 

[Stefan]

Each to their own. Imho mou just tells it like it is. Some may want to be more dilpomatic I don't. Its what makes him great. Maybe he should be more carefull in this environment but then I don't believe someone should compromise who he is.

 

[Universe]

I would just like to respond to the posters on here who have commented on my supposed dislike or hate of Mourinho or the fact that I never have anything positive to say about him. I believe the last article I wrote on Mourinho in the Writers Section has been misinterpreted and taken out of context. Despite the perception of many posters on here as to my apparent dislike of Mourinho, I would like to clarify and state for the record that I do not dislike nor do I hate our coach. Many of you may find that hard to believe but I will endeavour to make my position clear in this post.

First and foremost, I would like to use an analogy that may help you understand my point of view. In my profession, I have a Duty to the Court, to my clients, and to my fellow legal practitioners. I will not discuss the first two duties but I believe the third duty is relevant and can be transferred to football.

Just as I have a duty to my fellow legal practitioners in terms of being courteous, not being disrespectful or speaking ill of them, I believe the same principle applies to football coaches. The tactics employed by a tactician, the way a coach prepares his players or the amount of silverware won by one coach in comparison to another makes little to no difference when it comes to courtesy and respect for a fellow professional. In particular, I will refer to both Ranieri and Mourinho. Given the current climate in Calcio (which is why I posted Susy’s recent article), and our midweek Coppa Italia victory against Roma, I believe it was unwise for Ranieri to comment about Mourinho and the way he creates a siege mentality to help Inter win.

As we beat Roma on their home ground, I would have let Ranieiri’s comment go through to the keeper but Mourinho replied by labelling Ranieri a loser and belittling the way he prepared his players for the Coppa Italia final. Some will argue that as Ranieri was the first to comment then Mourinho was entitled to respond. Others will say that Mourinho has always spoken his mind and he will not change his ways but his most recent comments and the way he belittled Ranieri, a fellow professional, were distasteful and unwarranted. It does not matter how Ranieri prepares his team and it is not for Mourinho to comment or pass judgment. If Mourinho wants to do this, he should allow himself a quiet smile behind closed doors with a nice glass of red and some fine Italian cheese and silently toast Ranieri as opposed to belittling a fellow professional in the media. The only other comment I would like to add about the recent war of words between Ranieri and Mourinho is that I think it is admirable that after Mourinho’s comments, Ranieri still had the class to say that Mourinho is a good coach but would not be drawn into making further comments. I think it takes a lot to be gracious when you have been trampled on as opposed to being as ruthless and bloody minded as Mourinho.

Like the Italian media, many posters on here find Mourinho’s comments funny and entertaining. Every person is entitled to their own opinion but I take the view that as the defending Italian Champions, Coppa Italia winners and Italy’s only remaining representative in Europe, Inter are the standard bearer of Calcio. As a result, I feel Inter as a club, the management, our coach and players are obliged to act respectfully and graciously. Mourinho may be a special and an astute tactician but the contempt he has for his fellow professionals and the environment in which he is employed leaves a great deal to be desired. And perhaps the greatest irony is that he claims that he is not much liked in Italy or he is not respected but yet he does absolutely nothing to improve the environment in which he works. If anything, by way of his actions and comments, he is just adding to the confrontational and tense environment that presently prevails in Serie A.

I do not dislike or hate Mourinho. I like the way he has changed Inter for the better and I enjoy the way our team plays football but I question some of his methods. It is my view, that Mourinho can achieve the same results with far less agitation and what bothers me most is that his actions and comments border on the reckless. It is all well and good to say that Mourinho is a special coach so he can say whatever he likes or he has always spoken his mind but there has to be a limit.

Many posters on here have said that no player or man is bigger than the club. What worries me is that Mourinho puts himself before the club. The handcuff gesture and the subsequent suspension led to us dropping points. At a time when things are very delicate between clubs (Roma v Inter and Roma v Lazio) as well as the close race for the championship, Mourinho comes up with joke about Roma paying Siena on the last day of the season so that the Tuscans will put up a fight. Given the FIGC’s response to Mourinho after the handcuff gesture, do you think such a comment was wise and worth making? Is it possible that he might be suspended for the final day of the season when his players will most need him? It is all well and good to a laugh at all of the “wonderful” quotes he makes to the media but he is not bigger than the club and giving up an 11 point lead and possibly losing silverware as a result of reckless gestures or comments is simply unforgivable.

tl; dr

That being said,

I do not dislike or hate Mourinho. I like the way he has changed Inter for the better and I enjoy the way our team plays football but I question some of his methods. It is my view, that Mourinho can achieve the same results with far less agitation and what bothers me most is that his actions and comments border on the reckless. It is all well and good to say that Mourinho is a special coach so he can say whatever he likes or he has always spoken his mind but there has to be a limit.

:thumbsup: My sentiments exactly.

 

[Lisa]

Let me just ask:

Has anyone here heard Mourinho say Moratti needs to give him more money and sign a top player to keep him? if you have pelase say so! thanks!

If you have not heard him say it, and you just read it on the internet and you believe it, THEN FUVCCCKK YOU!

agreed

 

[Suneet]

Yes Goal.com says it must be true....

 

[Jawsh]

In regards to Mou leaving us i think it's quite slim, if we win the treble i think he will definatly stay, you would think he would want to win the one cup that has allured him and thats the FIFA Club World Cup. The only way i see him leaving is if we lose to Bayern god forbid.

 

[pazzainteramala]

my psycic says mourinho will stay 2 more years than fegi will retire and he will go there.... by the way we will get messi in the next 5 years