Jose Mourinho

[IndoCulé]

I guess the reason why we didn't sign Mourinho was because of this:

He said: ''(Pep) was Txiki's first choice and because Mourinho told me he was not going to change his attitude towards the media we were not entirely convinced with Mourinho at the time.''

[FCB-Rizla-TML]

I am glad things worked out the way they did !!

[LeeRomeno]

lol ya, management had some balls, if u read some history even from this forum, majority of people thought Pep will be huge flop and most wanted Mourinho.

[Magus]

I don't know if anyone really wanted Mou here. I for sure didn't. His antics while at Chelski were more than a reason.

[IndoCulé]

There are rumours lately that he will be leaving Real Madrid for one of EPL clubs. Do you guys think he will leave Real even if they win La Liga?

[Gazibo88]

how much i hate mourinho if he wins i think he will go somewhere else just so he can say he has won the league in spain thats what he does plus they are 7 pts ahead and it is far likley he will give them up easily even if we do beat them at home they will still be 4pts ahead but im trying to keep the faith that we can still nick it from them

[zxsads]

Please dont tarnish Peps reputation by sayin that he is the next Ferguson...Ferguson is an arrogant old man

[IndoCulé]

Looks like he's going to leave Madrid at the end of this season as he's reported being "unhappy" at Madrid camp.

[conorcasey]

I wouldn't be surprised. He thinks he is a god and doesnt like to lose. He's had enough of us lol

[IndoCulé]

Mourinho tight-lipped over exit rumours

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has declined to answer questions about his future at the club, saying media speculation that he would leave next summer was irrelevant as he prepared his team for Tuesday's Champions League game against Ajax.

Spanish sports daily Marca claimed on Monday that Madrid president Florentino Perez was fed up with Mourinho's constant rows with his players, the club's hierarchy, the press and now fans, and had decided to make a change in the summer regardless of whether Madrid win their long sought-after tenth European crown.

Mourinho told reporters on Monday that he was more concerned with talking about the Ajax match than responding to rumours about his relationship with Perez.

"Ask him," he said. "I do not have to tell you what I talk about with the president. My relationship with him is good, as I have said before.

"I have no problems, but I am not going to keep feeding this situation. I am stepping back from the argument. For me, this is not news. My future is that tomorrow is my 101st game in the Champions League."

He added: "I am not going to speak about this. Speak to your colleague about it, the one who has written the story. Organise a meal with that person. I'm not saying a single word."

Mourinho said he had no interest in speculation over Paris Saint-Germain - other than as a potential opponent in the next round of the competition - and that he appreciated recent praise from Sir Alex Ferguson but did not think there would be a vacancy at Manchester United any time soon.

He reacted with frustration to a further question about whether Cristiano Ronaldo's match-winning performance in the 2-0 derby victory over Atletico had lifted the Portugal international's recent "sadness".

"Do you not have more interest in who will play tomorrow?" he asked. "That seems more interesting to me than asking about who is happy or who is not happy. That is what I think."

The coach revealed that Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos would not play against Ajax in order to avoid picking up yellow cards that would rule them out of the first leg of Madrid's second-round clash. Captain Iker Casillas will also be rested.

Reserve goalkeeper Antonio Adan is set to start, with young defender Nacho in place of the suspended Alvaro Arbeloa at right-back. Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Sami Khedira will play, Mourinho said, with 17-year-old Jose Rodriguez, 20-year-old Alvaro Morata and 21-year-old Denis Cheryshev on the bench.

But he said that did not mean Madrid would take Ajax lightly, with the Dutch champions looking for a win that would guarantee progression to the Europa League knockout stages ahead of Manchester City.

"Every game has the same importance for me," Mourinho said. "We must play with the same intensity, aggression and personality. We must play at the very best of our ability to win it. Sometimes there are problems - the opponent can play well, or we can play not so well. We lack that consistency, and must find it."

He also said he considered finishing second in Group D a success, and that the level of competition faced so far could hurt Madrid further on in the Champions League.

"I think it is a success to qualify from this group, as a great team [City], a candidate to win the competition, are out," Mourinho explained.

"The two who qualify are successes, given the big risk of being knocked out. We have played great games, very demanding games, which is good for the fans, but a problem is that you pick up yellow cards while other teams who qualify easier can control things better."

There was, however, a recognition that Madrid had not been at their best so far this season, and needed to aspire to the levels they showed last year.

"I like emotional consistency," he said. "First of all, that is what I like. I have good players, a team with a style of play which is perfectly defined.

"Sometimes we have lost that identity. The emotional aspect is important, while injuries to important players have not helped us either. We want to try to finish the year as well as possible, end the group phase well and not lose any more points in the league."

Article taken from: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... rs?cc=4716

[IndoCulé]

Taken from Barcelona-Indonesia fanpage on FB.

[conorcasey]

nice one

[IndoCulé]

More speculations has arise that he will move to Man City, Chelsea or PSG next season. With these teams aren't performing well on their respective leagues, Mourinho will most likely choose PSG / Man City due to their strong finance.

[IndoCulé]

Dropping Iker Casillas during Malaga game was the best decision he made this season.

[IndoCulé]

Madrid to hold board meeting over Mourinho future

Real Madrid will hold a board meeting to discuss the future of Jose Mourinho after the weekend loss to Malaga and the decision to drop captain Iker Casillas.

nside Spanish Football has learnt that the club have considered sacking Mourinho but a decision is yet to be made with a board meeting pending for either before Christmas or in the winter break.

Reports in Spain on Sunday stated that Castilla coach Alberto Toril has been suggested as a possible favourite to take over as interim coach up until the next round of the Champions League when the club were hoping to find a replacement.

Some reports also state that a stumbling block over the decision could be a figure of £20m that could be payable to Mourinho if they sack him, although the details of his last contract are not concrete.

More to follow……

Article taken from: http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/ma ... ho-future/