(12-03-2015, 16:15)Amelia Chaffinch Wrote: They will always be one of the clubs that gave England a bad name in European football to me with their thuggish fans. Now followed by a bunch of nouveau rich flankers. Mourinho employed gamesmanship in pre match comments. Why the media hang off his every word defeats me. Normally I would support any British club in Europe but not last night. I am glad they lost.
"Mourinho employed gamesmanship in pre match comments. Why the media hang of his every word defeats me."
Amelia nails it.
Mourinho came to England from Porto on the back of a Uefa Cup win and announced he was The Special One. And the fawning media bought it. He's been snide and rude ever since, showing disrespect whenever it fits his agenda. The media have also been sycophantic ever since, but maybe commentators like Five Live's Alan Green are starting to be brave enough to call him out. I'll never forget how Mourinho criticised Berkshire Ambulance Service for not arriving quickly enough for his liking at the Madejski Stadium when Petr Cech suffered his head injury against Reading. He and Chelsea fans are welcome to each other. Without Abramovich's billions everyone knows Chelsea would not have won what they have.