Jose put on his battle uniform./Mourinho's black list was quickly revealed!
Jose Mourinho is back to the same version as before and is ready to put everyone under the razor's edge.
According to "Sports Three", hello Mr. Mourinho, hello Mr. Jose. Because he is the usual person. It has always been so. For skeptics who may have been swayed by the excitement of his early days, there are more recent examples. If the opening songs of this concert seemed like quiet ballads, now it's the turn of rock and roll.
Everything started quietly, but now the blade of his criticism has become sharp and won. How did it happen? As of October 15th, after only 10 games, the list of those who have yet to taste his criticism (if not his bullets) is shorter than the list of those who have been targeted. The referees, the disciplinary committee, the press, La Liga, Spanish football, the players (except Mbappe of course) and even his own fans.
He showed his teeth again on Wednesday night in the underground corridors of Rome's Stadio Olimpico. Without raising his voice, he pricked the hair of others. "I will do my best to open people's eyes," he said at a press conference. He said this after he had extended his list of goals. After the disciplinary committee and La Liga.
These two are the latest names added to his blacklist. Let's examine the issue. When Vinicius was announced, he was met with anger and protest. The announcement of disciplinary orders is usually made every week on Wednesdays, but there is no specific time for it. However, his ban was announced just two hours before the game in Rome. Mourinho began in a reflective tone: "You are a journalist, but... can I ask you a question? Do you think it is normal for a player from a Spanish team who has to play in an important match for Spanish football... Is it normal for a player to find out that he has been suspended for four sessions only two hours before the match? You don't have to answer, but that's my question. Do you think it's normal?"
"They do things without shame and modesty"
Everything was said in a measured tone. Quite calm. But without further ado: “Couldn't they have done it now, after the race? Couldn't they announce this news tomorrow morning, that is, today? "We have to come to the stadium by bus and almost when we get to the stadium, we find out that Vinicius has been banned for four games."
Then it was time for an analogy that he used: "In Portuguese we have an expression: a cat that is hiding but its tail is sticking out. Well, I don't think the cat can hide anymore. It has already shown itself completely. They do things without shame. A player must find out two hours before the match that he has been banned for four sessions? Is he a player of a Spanish team? A team that has won three points for Spanish football, the rankings and the prestige of this country's football. They want to destroy a player two hours before the match. In my opinion, this is not normal; But in the current situation, it seems to be normal, because the cat is no longer hiding."
These statements came just a few minutes before he criticized LaLiga about the schedule of matches. In the first week of November, the last week before the national games break, Real Madrid must play in Mestalla on Saturday, even though they play in Athens on Wednesday of the same week. In this way, he will have only 72 hours of rest.
Mourinho said: "This program shows disrespect to say the least. We play in Athens on Wednesday night, we will probably return to Madrid around five in the morning and then on Saturday we have to play in Valencia; That is in the weekend before the break of the national games. In such a situation, there is really no reason to force us to play in Valencia on Saturday, in a match that is incredibly difficult... I don't think it's a coincidence.
I don't believe these usual excuses anymore. I have been in football for 25 years. Excuses like TV, that TV decided or TV chose to have the match on Saturday. I am not so simple as to believe these words anymore, and the story of Vinicius, who found out two hours before the match that he was suspended for four sessions... is not worth commenting on. "Real Madrid fans are not stupid and I will do my best to open people's eyes."
Thus, two new targets were added to his long list of criticisms: the disciplinary committee and La Liga.
These are just a few examples of the many names that have been added to Mourinho's long list of targets. Just a week ago, it was the media's turn that Mourinho accused of creating a wave of anger against his team. He specifically defended Mbappe, who had faced criticism due to the events outside the field during the break of the national games.
Mourinho called all these criticisms "ridiculous" and emphasized that Mbappe did nothing wrong: "If Mbappe is booed at the Bernabeu, it will be a big victory for you. This is one of your goals! It is clear that it is so. You don't have to be Einstein to understand this. It's enough to see exactly where this process leads... that's the goal. Whose target? I prefer not to talk about it..."
A day later, he did not attend a press conference at the Bernabeu, informally stating that he preferred not to discuss the anger he felt at the refereeing situation.
Because maybe this is the main issue: judges. Mourinho criticized them only a few days ago for the difference in refereeing standards, and to prove his point, he said: "Just look at the first minute of the game against Villarreal." In that scene, there were two very close to offside situations, one of which was called against Real Madrid but the other, which was in favor of Villarreal, was ignored. This incident made him feel that everything was planned in advance.
However, amid these controversies, the Metropolitano Stadium became the center of attention. "The referee appointment committee must be very happy because everything has been really strange," Mourinho said. First of all, they know who will be the judge a week before the match. While according to the information I have, this issue should be determined 24 hours in advance. Then they choose a referee who at the age of 41 has no international experience... Well, it cannot be said that the reason for this choice is his high ability as a referee."
It was a very sharp attack on Ortiz Arias. But Mourinho, on the other hand, talked about Trujillo Suarez, the video assistant referee of the match, in a sarcastic tone: "He has a very long history of judging Real Madrid matches as a video assistant referee. Just to give an example, last season he attended Real Sociedad's games in the FA Cup, Osasuna and Girona... He is an experienced referee. About the poor referee, it can be said that he was someone who did not have the necessary experience and credibility to judge in a derby... But this gentleman does not tolerate any pressure. Or maybe there is pressure and we don't know about it."
He then took a final jab at the Spanish Football Federation and the possibility of domestic bans, concluding: "This combination, a weak referee who has only refereed minor matches and a video assistant referee who has a long history... Well, congratulations to the referee appointment committee."
All these statements are made in a situation where Mourinho continues to say that he trusts "all the referees" and believes that the "Negrira" case has not cast any shadow on today's football. "Negira is gone, isn't he?" he said. Or is it still there? Then he paused and continued, “It's gone, isn't it? Well, if he's gone, then football is no longer under Negira's influence. If he is gone..."
In fact, Mourinho's position on this case is one of his most ambiguous positions, because he spoke more openly on foreign television channels and said that if this case remains unpunished, it will be the biggest referee corruption scandal in the history of world football. This wave of anger contrasts with his position that the current governing bodies are no longer involved in the affair. At the same time, he is also suspected of violation. Mourinho has even implied the possibility of intentional interference: "Was the penalty against Betis not repeated because the video assistant referee doesn't know the rules... or because he didn't want to do it? Why?"
People affected
This is Mourinho. The usual Mourinho. He even had a message for the fans: "I hope the Bernabeu can be fair, and in my opinion, being fair means being smart." It means to be able to understand hidden meanings, understand the process of events and recognize the goals behind the curtain.
He made these comments about the possibility of Mbappe being booed after the international break, adding that the booing of Vinicius will come from people who are "probably influenced by a lot of you", by "you", members of the media and the press.
He also had a message for the team players. At the beginning of the season, Mourinho had repeatedly used the word "plain" and criticized the lack of character among the players. He believed that the players of other teams know better how to use other aspects of football, namely cleverness and trickery.
Asensio's case was also a separate chapter in his criticisms. After the player was convicted of driving with nearly four times the legal limit, Mourinho chastised him: "We all make mistakes, but repeating mistakes... that's another matter."
Back to back, critical shots. Some of them were bullets and it is still only October 15th. Only 10 matches have been held. But he is a special gentleman. If the opening songs of this concert seemed like quiet ballads, now the sound of rock and roll is complicated everywhere. Few people have been spared from the fire of his criticism. Mourinho has finally entered the battlefield.