Mourinho back among controversies
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March 5, 2011, Saturday
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REAL Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is adamant he won't change his confrontational style despite a brusque couple of days building up to Thursday's 7-0 win over Malaga.
Mourinho has waged an ongoing war of words with Spanish media, and on Wednesday the Portuguese coach ridiculed his Madrid predecessor Manuel Pellegrini's decision to join Malaga.
Mourinho deflected further scrutiny that he was damaging Madrid's image, saying it "is not my problem."
"The day people aren't happy with me, I go. It's not a problem," the former Inter Milan and Chelsea boss said. "Obviously not now because we're in the middle of the season, but it's a situation that needs to be analyzed at the close of the season."
Mourinho was subdued in his answers, but did not tone down his criticism over the league scheduling, which led him to call one journalist a "hypocrite" on Wednesday after being challenged over his general outbursts.
"I have a lot of experiences, a lot of years in football in completely different cultures. I'm ready for everything," Mourinho said. "When one hits you, it's like a boxer, you have to be ready for the second, third punch. But when they hit you 50, 60, 70 (times), it doesn't matter then.
"Again, I'm just responding to the hypocrisy.
"In a hypocritical world, to not be a hypocrite is a big problem, a bad defect that I will always carry."
Mourinho still has another three years to run on his contract, although he has already hinted he could exit at the end of the season. His discourse on Thursday may not improve his friendship with club president Florentino Perez.
"For the head of the club we shouldn't challenge these types of things. We should shut up and be cool, people don't care about these things," he said.
While the league race looks difficult, Mourinho has Real in the Copa del Rey final and with a good chance of reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time since 2004.
"With me everything is easy," Mourinho said. "If the coach goes, we stay friends forever. One day I'll come back as an adversary, because these things always seem to happen with me and my former clubs."
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo will be out of action for 10-15 days after he injured a leg muscle on Thursday.
Ronaldo, who scored a hat-trick, netted Real's fourth in the 51st minute after goals from Karim Benzema, Angel Di Maria and Marcelo had put Real 3-0 ahead at the break.
Benzema added a fifth in the 62nd and Ronaldo blasted the ball home from the penalty spot in the 68th. He completed his treble with just over 10 minutes left before being forced out by injury.
Earlier, Almeria rallied to draw 1-1 against 10-man Racing Santander. In other games, it was: Espanyol 1, Mallorca 2; Sevilla 3, Sporting Gijon 0; Zaragoza 2, Athletic Bilbao 1; Getafe 1, Atletico Madrid 1; Osasuna 0, Deportivo La Coruna 0; and Real Sociedad 1, Levante 1.
Mourinho has waged an ongoing war of words with Spanish media, and on Wednesday the Portuguese coach ridiculed his Madrid predecessor Manuel Pellegrini's decision to join Malaga.
Mourinho deflected further scrutiny that he was damaging Madrid's image, saying it "is not my problem."
"The day people aren't happy with me, I go. It's not a problem," the former Inter Milan and Chelsea boss said. "Obviously not now because we're in the middle of the season, but it's a situation that needs to be analyzed at the close of the season."
Mourinho was subdued in his answers, but did not tone down his criticism over the league scheduling, which led him to call one journalist a "hypocrite" on Wednesday after being challenged over his general outbursts.
"I have a lot of experiences, a lot of years in football in completely different cultures. I'm ready for everything," Mourinho said. "When one hits you, it's like a boxer, you have to be ready for the second, third punch. But when they hit you 50, 60, 70 (times), it doesn't matter then.
"Again, I'm just responding to the hypocrisy.
"In a hypocritical world, to not be a hypocrite is a big problem, a bad defect that I will always carry."
Mourinho still has another three years to run on his contract, although he has already hinted he could exit at the end of the season. His discourse on Thursday may not improve his friendship with club president Florentino Perez.
"For the head of the club we shouldn't challenge these types of things. We should shut up and be cool, people don't care about these things," he said.
While the league race looks difficult, Mourinho has Real in the Copa del Rey final and with a good chance of reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time since 2004.
"With me everything is easy," Mourinho said. "If the coach goes, we stay friends forever. One day I'll come back as an adversary, because these things always seem to happen with me and my former clubs."
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo will be out of action for 10-15 days after he injured a leg muscle on Thursday.
Ronaldo, who scored a hat-trick, netted Real's fourth in the 51st minute after goals from Karim Benzema, Angel Di Maria and Marcelo had put Real 3-0 ahead at the break.
Benzema added a fifth in the 62nd and Ronaldo blasted the ball home from the penalty spot in the 68th. He completed his treble with just over 10 minutes left before being forced out by injury.
Earlier, Almeria rallied to draw 1-1 against 10-man Racing Santander. In other games, it was: Espanyol 1, Mallorca 2; Sevilla 3, Sporting Gijon 0; Zaragoza 2, Athletic Bilbao 1; Getafe 1, Atletico Madrid 1; Osasuna 0, Deportivo La Coruna 0; and Real Sociedad 1, Levante 1.
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