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Originally Posted by S/Side.Red
I think at the truly big clubs like United and Real, Mourinho's personality and approach will always split opinion. The constant need for conflict, for tension, was seen by some in Madrid as portraying an underdog mentality they felt was beneath them.
It's one thing to try to unite the club in the face of adversity, but perpetually seeking out the confrontation can likely become tiresome for clubs who expect to win just by being better.
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i think this is %@#$&!s. but even if it were true i couldn't care less.
last season at the anderlecht game iirc there was what looked like a bit of confusion over who was being subbed.
when i watched it back it turned out according to roy keane (and then half the £#%&!ing media) that actually mourinho had been deliberately using a banana relay to create a story and get a message across.
absolutely no-one mentioned it again at the next game or at any other game. no-one gives a £#%&!.
at real, mourinho didn't create constant controversy ffs. he dropped casillas because he thought he was past it. he then got wrapped up in the rivalry with barca. he didn't £#%&!ing create it. it didn't start when he got there and finish when he left. he backed his players - even when they weren't fully backing him. he backed them to the hilt when they were repeatedly getting shit on by the officials in the games with barca...
that sort of thing may not endear him to real, or marca or whoever. but it will endear him to us.