Jose Mourinho’s Latest Comments Cloud His Real Madrid Future
Jose Mourinho’s future at Real Madrid has been discussed throughout the season and has only heated up as the summer nears. The manager of Los Blancos has been looked upon under a microscope throughout his career but has never been afraid to speak his mind. Just last week, the Portuguese tactician revealed that his decision to hold off on signing Diego Lopez was certainly regrettable.
“Would I do anything differently if I had the chance to do the past three years over again? I should have brought in Diego Lopez after my first year. We didn’t do enough to sign him. It’s a real shame,” Mourinho said.
Mourinho’s comments were handled well by many in Madrid, and even some of his players were taken aback by the manager’s honesty. In Round 2 of what has been an ongoing bout between Mourinho and Portuguese International Pepe, the defender responded to his boss’ comments.
“We have to have a bit more respect for Iker. The boss’s quotes were not the most suitable.”
“Iker is an institution - at this club and in Spain. He has to know that we [the players] and the fans are behind him.” (via Goal.com)
Mourinho, not one to shy away from controversy or the media, responded to Pepe’s comments with several statements of his own.
“Pepe’s problem is easy to analyse: it’s called Varane. It’s hard to be a 31 year old and be steamrollered by a 19-year-old kid [Raphaël Varane] but that’s the law of life. There must be very few people who don’t think the future is [Sergio] Ramos and Varane.
“I have to have the legitimacy to decide: I am a football manager. I prefer López to Casillas. I like a goalkeeper who is good with his feet, who comes for crosses, who dominates his area. You all question me and I accept that but you have to accept that I am the coach, it is simple.” (via The Guardian)
Mourino does make several good points in regard to him being the manager and having the power to decide, but his comments about having not signed Diego Lopez earlier will certainly be hard to swallow for Casillas. Some may see Mourinho’s outburst as the next step in his inevitable Madrid exit. He’s been linked to a sensational return to Chelsea throughout the year, but his most recent comments, those directed at his own players, might be enough to help see him out.
What do you make of the Portuguese manager’s remarks? Do you think they are unnecessary? Do you think they are enough to force him out of the Spanish capital?
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I don’t see anything wrong in being candid & saying the truth.
Poor management How come to criticize some of your players when you have a cup final next week .Would Abramwich accept that. bad omens for Chelsea
Jm’s comment may be a result of iker’s cotemptual of quitin madrid or see mourhino sack earlier dis season
We all want straightforward person and hate hypocrite but if Mourihno says his mind you(media) takes it in different contest. You already know it none of his case.
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free my man Jose. He is the coach and he’s to pick his team. By the Iker was even getting weak and i don’t even see what makes him of the best
free my man Jose. He is the coach and he’s to pick his team. By the way Iker was even getting weak and i don’t even see what makes him of the best
i knew it waz going 2 happn. Ikea showed loss of confindce so many tymes, pliz check the gme agnst barca, when real lost 5-1. Mour is da greates
jose is 99% right,is the manager so he has the right to select the player he wanted to use
In 2011 Mou asked publicly to give the Golden Ball to Iker as “the best player in the world” it is in public videos. So how come now says he wanted Diego Lopez in 2911?!! He is trying to get out of his contractual obligation to pay Real Madrid 20 million to break the contract. Abramovich does not want to pay his clause as he already paid him 17 million when he sacked ((sacked!) Mou from Chelsea. He is NEGOTIATING true to his Machiavellian style. He knows that attacking the captain of Spainnand Real Madrid, attacking Ronaldo and the aficionados he is going to force the club to let him go with no clause.
He is a terrible man and a bad coach. His cowardice playing against Barcelona will never be forgotten. Tactically he is weak and people don’t like him so he des not have the players, any players with him. What he did to Tito, coach of Barcelona poking him in the eye was childish and criminal.
We want Mourinho gone. He is a small man, egotistical and his results in Madrid very poor with one of the best teams in the world. All excuses. He should go and GOOD LUCK TO CHELSEA!!! You are going o need it
mouriho, is dey best coach. let me warn real madrid club, dey will be serious problem if dey should loose mon, bercelona will be very happy to see him leave. they problem of real madrid are casillas and his girlfriend, ramos, and pepe. madrid president being warned? two season 3 cups. la liga, copa dey rey, super cup, champions leg semi final twice, and copa dey final again. this is wht real madrid is missing for 5 years now. bercelona want mouriho to leave. jst because mouriho have chain them. realmadrid club be warned! be warned!
mouriho, is dey best coach. let me warn real madrid club, dey will be serious if dey should loose mon, bercelona will be very happy to see him leave. they problem of real madrid are casillas and his girlfriend, ramos, and pepe. madrid president being warned? two season 3 cups. la liga, cops dey rey, super cup, champions leg semi final twice, and copa dey final again. this is wht real madrid is missing for 5 years now. bercelona want mouriho to leave. jst because mouriho have chain them. realmadrid club be warned! be warned!