While thats a fair point to make, I did watch Mourinho pretty closely for three years and of course took your general interest in what he's done at Inter and Real. Everywhere he goes he starts these media wars/mind game and sieges. As Alan said above, its part of what makes him a great - he will protect his players and take the weight himself.mancboy123 said:
The Barcelona thing is slightly different. He's got a history with them and I suspect it did have some emotional connotations. But you have to admit, it was quite interesting that following that game, not many people (except the Barca supporters in that ordeal) were thinking about how poorly Real played, but focused on Mourinho's comments in the press. His players didn't have to deal with any substantial criticism at all as the press were all in hysterics over Mourinho's comments. Look at the criticism United got and the praise Barca got in the CL final by contrast. Had that been Mourinho, the press interest would have been elsewhere.