Comments on: Jose Mourinho: The Master of Mind Tricks http://www.epltalk.com/jose-mourinho-the-master-of-mind-tricks/434 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:24:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/jose-mourinho-the-master-of-mind-tricks/434#comment-928 Anonymous Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/10/31/jose-mourinho-the-master-of-mind-tricks/#comment-928 Mourinho's words are well chosen. You have to realise that a referee like Anders Frisk never officiated at the Nou Camp without sending a player off from the opposition.<br/><br/>That's right - on every single occasion without any exception whatsoever.<br/><br/>If that doesn't make you think, nothing will. Mourinho’s words are well chosen. You have to realise that a referee like Anders Frisk never officiated at the Nou Camp without sending a player off from the opposition.

That’s right – on every single occasion without any exception whatsoever.

If that doesn’t make you think, nothing will.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/jose-mourinho-the-master-of-mind-tricks/434#comment-919 Anonymous Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/10/31/jose-mourinho-the-master-of-mind-tricks/#comment-919 Huelva not Huelvo Huelva not Huelvo

]]> By: Ole http://www.epltalk.com/jose-mourinho-the-master-of-mind-tricks/434#comment-917 Ole Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:09:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2006/10/31/jose-mourinho-the-master-of-mind-tricks/#comment-917 "As far as I know, there is no UEFA rule preventing him from insinuating these opinions". <br/><br/>Well, obviously not. It's a press conference. Unless he accuses the other team of cheating, which by anyone's standards would be a little ridiculous before the game has been played, then he's perfectly within his rights to express his opinion. <br/><br/>And his pressure is not on Gudjohsen, who (like most players) won't mind too much how he wins the tie. The pressure is on the referee to be aware of any theatrics. With Barcelona's pace and passing, added to the fact that they're at home, they're the ones that will probably be flying into the air with faces contorted in agony. Mourinho wants to get his comments in early so he can say "told you so" at the end of the tie. “As far as I know, there is no UEFA rule preventing him from insinuating these opinions”.

Well, obviously not. It’s a press conference. Unless he accuses the other team of cheating, which by anyone’s standards would be a little ridiculous before the game has been played, then he’s perfectly within his rights to express his opinion.

And his pressure is not on Gudjohsen, who (like most players) won’t mind too much how he wins the tie. The pressure is on the referee to be aware of any theatrics. With Barcelona’s pace and passing, added to the fact that they’re at home, they’re the ones that will probably be flying into the air with faces contorted in agony. Mourinho wants to get his comments in early so he can say “told you so” at the end of the tie.

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