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Jose Mourinho’s groups have a curious history of going down to 10 men in huge matches. You possibly can argue whether or not or not the UEFA Tremendous Cup is a big match, but Mourinho’s Chelsea performed at an obstacle for the ultimate 35 minutes of the match they usually nonetheless managed to take a lead and are available within a final-gasp equalizer of winning it earlier than penalties, where it went the opposite means.
Ramires earned that drawback by operating through the ball and Mario Gotze like Kool-Help Man through a brick wall whereas already on a yellow. However that did not cease Mourinho from blaming UEFA and the referee for sending him off and reserving six different Chelsea gamers while Bayern solely saw two yellows within the recreation.
From the Guardian:
Mourinho reacted with resignation on the finish, telling broadcasters that “this is my history with Uefa for a protracted, very long time” and maintaining that theme in his subsequent media duties.
“I have a incredible expertise of playing with 10 males in Uefa matches,” he mentioned. “I have a great expertise. So I might react. I might coach my gamers in a method where, even with 10 males, even very, very tired, they might compete and find a possibility to attain a aim. Ultimately of the game, with everybody completely tired, they gave completely every part. I feel my experience of enjoying with 10 men gave us a hand.” [...]
“I performed two or 3 times with 10 men towards Barça. I went to Inter and played a Champions League semi-remaining, one hour, with 10 males against Barcelona. I’m going to Actual Madrid, I performed once more a Champions League semi-last with 10 men.
“Now I come back to Chelsea and played a Tremendous Cup closing with 10 males once more, and go to analyse the actions and make your conclusions. I’m unlucky. Simply that.”
Mourinho has been monitoring this trend for a number of years now. In 2011, he stated that Pep Guardiola’s outdated club, Barcelona, benefited from their partnership with UNICEF. Sure, the youngsters’s charity. He also said that both of Guardiola’s Champions League titles had been tainted by favorable refereeing. “Someday I would like to see Josep Guardiola win this championship properly,” he concluded.
And now it seems the UEFA Tremendous Cup has renewed these sentiments. Sure, even the UNICEF connection. As Mourinho has undoubtedly discovered by now, Bayern performed a charity match in 2005 that raised $sixty six,000 for UNICEF. The conspiracy runs deep.
To assist gas Mourinho’s persecution complex, Franck Ribery celebrated his purpose in the forty seventh minute by sharing an intense embrace with Guardiola and, in line with the Guardian, telling him the objective was for him and “in opposition to Mourinho.”
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But before Mourinho begins tying all of this to a nonexistent workplace employee called Pepe Silva, he may need to breathe deep and take in the knowledge of one in every of his own gamers, David Luiz…
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“Typically we have to lose to win in the future,” Luiz advised teammate Romelu Lukaku via Instagram after the younger striker didn’t convert the final penalty of the shootout. Conspiracy or not, Chelsea practically beat one of the best crew in Europe with 10 males. That must be a confidence increase price more than a silver cup at this level within the season.
Previously: Jose Mourinho argues his variety of wins in opposition to Pep Guardiola, concedes he is likely to be wrong
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