by stmichael » Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:11 pm
I have to admit that I quite like Mourinho. He's a top top manager and great for the English game. In general, Mourinho and Rafa are both great managers but totally opposite in character and I've to say Rafa's character definitely appeals more to me. Of course if Mourinho was our manager, we'll all probably be singing his praises and defending his arrogance and instead say he's just confident, but Rafa was ALWAYS my first choice anyway.
I like to read about Mourinho's 'interesting' comments, whether it's about Fergie or just anything, cause I always find them hilarious. They are exactly the kind of things you won't hear Rafa talk about. I always believe that whoever talk more will end up getting egg on their faces based on past observations. Fergie and Wenger always talk rubbish and end up getting laugh at, and now it's Mourinho. I'm just waiting to see when Mourinho will finally get what he deserves.
Being confident is good, but being over-confident... it just puts people off I guess. Mourinho is a smart guy, but smart people usually know when to keep their mouth shut, and at times, Mourinho doesn't show that. Most of the time I guess he does know when to keep his mouth shut, but sometimes he just loses it. I remember before the season even started, there was this article where Kezman was saying he will score more than Henry, and look what happened.
In case anyone noticed, Wenger was rather humble about Arsenal's achievements last season, never really promising that they were going to be unbeaten the entire season and that was precisely what Arsenal end up getting. This season, Wenger started making more 'noise' and well, we all know what happened. Sooner or later, Mourinho will go down the same route as Fergie and Wenger... cranky and noisy old men like them usually just lose it in the end....
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stmichael on Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.