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"Jose Mourinho has taken over from Sir Alex Ferguson as the new master of mind games"
We all know how vital a part managing the media plays in modern football: one telling comment, one snappy put-down or biting rejoinder in a manager's press conference on Friday can shape how a whole footballing weekend, if not a whole season plays out. Yes, training and tactical preparation are certainly important parts of the modern manager's role, only a fool would claim otherwise, but it's a well-known fact that psychology is everything in football. So whoever masters the so-called "managerial mind games" clearly puts his club at a huge advantage. The incredible success enjoyed by Sir Alex Ferguson, the man generally acknowledged to be the greatest living practitioner of the so-called "dark arts", is evidence enough of this.
The following article from the Sunday, August 25th edition of the Daily Express will, then, be a worrying one for Manchester United fans. The writer of the article, one Colin ('Big Col') Mafham, makes clear that it's Jose Mourinho, the new Chelsea manager, who is winning the all-important psychological battle. Indeed, Mafham suggests that it is Mourinho who has, in fact, assumed Ferguson's mantle as the so-called "master of mind games" - something that must surely be of great concern to all Manchester United fans, who might well have expected that it would be Ferguson's hand-picked successor at Manchester United, his fellow Scot, the canny David Moyes, who would take up the role. Quote:
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Mourinho's going to need a lot more than cheeky press conferences and childish smirks in post-match interviews to get the job done this time round. All this mind game %@#$&!s is just that - %@#$&!s.
We have a very strong top 5 teams now not the assorted cannon fodder that was around when he was last here. Personally I think City are going to take Chelsea apart when they play them. |
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Serenity
has nailed it here
It's well known that Professor Snape in the HP books was modelled on SAF. A true master do the dark arts whereas Moyes is (Phil) Neville Longbottom. Can barely fiddle with his wand before it shoots off unexpectedly. Jose M is more like SAF than we care to admit. Lampardicus Deflecticus!! Sorry but SN is right. As Leann Rhimes said, you simply cannot engage the moonlight in fisticuffs and I wouldn't be surprised to see Moyes turned into a frog come 2145 on Monday |
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