From: Bob on
Stephen O'Connell wrote:
> "Bob" <Bob(a)Bob.com> wrote in message
> news:85tg8oFvvsU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>> Alkamista wrote:
>>> On May 23, 2:09 pm, "Bob" <B...(a)Bob.com> wrote:
>>>> Diabolik wrote:
>>>>> It's funny to see Mourinho in tears, I've never seen him this
>>>>> emotional!
>>>>
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVVQR5yUmmw
>>>>
>>>> He was moved at the thought of how great he is. How touching is
>>>> that?
>>>
>>> Or maybe because he realized that his 2004 UCL win wasn't a fluke
>>> and he really could win it again. Kinda what you're saying.
>>
>> I was being sarcastic. I couldn't prevent myself from hearing Mou
>> say to the press: "It is a humbling experience to be confronted to
>> one's own greatness; it made me cry to realize I was the best ever"
>
> If he isn't the best ever now, I'm sure he will be one day. The man
> is pure CLASS.

He is clearly one of the very best managers but 'class' isn't what comes to
mind when I think of his weekly jousting with other managers in the media.


From: Bob on
Alkamista wrote:
> On May 23, 4:09 pm, "Bob" <B...(a)Bob.com> wrote:
>> Alkamista wrote:
>>> On May 23, 2:09 pm, "Bob" <B...(a)Bob.com> wrote:
>>>> Diabolik wrote:
>>>>> It's funny to see Mourinho in tears, I've never seen him this
>>>>> emotional!
>>
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVVQR5yUmmw
>>
>>>> He was moved at the thought of how great he is. How touching is
>>>> that?
>>
>>> Or maybe because he realized that his 2004 UCL win wasn't a fluke
>>> and he really could win it again. Kinda what you're saying.
>>
>> I was being sarcastic.
>
> I understood that, I was saying that his now even more inflated
> narcissism could actually have been borne out of a genuine sense of
> great personal achievement, which it undoubtedly was.

In other words, his already oversized ego got a legimate boost. Is that a
good or bad thing?


From: Bob on
Manx Gunner wrote:
> On Sun, 23 May 2010 21:35:53 GMT, The Scrutineer wrote...
>
>> I sign on for a mandatory period of three years, of which should I
>> win the UCL get a statue of myself erected in the middle of the
>> field, as I am always bigger than any club
>
> Some of the petty, childish comments about Mourinho make me laugh.

Actors do get regularly heckled by the public.


From: Stephen O'Connell on
"Bob" <Bob(a)Bob.com> wrote in message news:8608inFtlgU1(a)mid.individual.net...
> Stephen O'Connell wrote:
>> "Bob" <Bob(a)Bob.com> wrote in message
>> news:85tg8oFvvsU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>>> Alkamista wrote:
>>>> On May 23, 2:09 pm, "Bob" <B...(a)Bob.com> wrote:
>>>>> Diabolik wrote:
>>>>>> It's funny to see Mourinho in tears, I've never seen him this
>>>>>> emotional!
>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVVQR5yUmmw
>>>>>
>>>>> He was moved at the thought of how great he is. How touching is
>>>>> that?
>>>>
>>>> Or maybe because he realized that his 2004 UCL win wasn't a fluke
>>>> and he really could win it again. Kinda what you're saying.
>>>
>>> I was being sarcastic. I couldn't prevent myself from hearing Mou
>>> say to the press: "It is a humbling experience to be confronted to
>>> one's own greatness; it made me cry to realize I was the best ever"
>>
>> If he isn't the best ever now, I'm sure he will be one day. The man
>> is pure CLASS.
>
> He is clearly one of the very best managers but 'class' isn't what comes to
> mind when I think of his weekly jousting with other managers in the media.

That's the bit about him I like the most! Most of them need a good kick up
the hole... and it works as a good diversion tactic too! He does tend to get
on reasonably well with Sir Alex mind you, so maybe he only respects those
that have actually done something to deserve respect.

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From: Bruce D. Scott on
Clarkoo (gables0(a)yahoo.es) wrote:
: On May 23, 11:45=A0am, "Diabolik" <Diabo...(a)noemail.com> wrote:
: > It's funny to see Mourinho in tears, I've never seen him this emotional!



: Of course. He was thinking "For fucks sake thank God this is over and
: I'm the new coach of Real Madrid!".


Your scurvy lot were totally irrelevant to anything taking place last
weekend.



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Bruce

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