Mourinho Deflects From Poor Performance?
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Welcome into the latest edition of ESPNFC. I'm Dan Thomas, joined by Shaka Hissop. Later on, Yanaga Fjordov will be joining us to tell us why he put that hex on Michael Carrick after his rude to him in that post-match interview. But we kick things off by reflecting on Real Madrid's 2-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid. And already the press are absolutely loving Jose Mourinho unhinged, says the front page of Sport. Come into Atleti, meanwhile, ass. Marker goes with Fun Atleti. Mourinho explodes. Here he is.
Podemos ahorrar la conferencia stampa porque la historia del partido está aquí. Son dos tarjetas rojas. We could have
skipped the press conference because the story of the match is right here. There were two clear red cards. You can imagine the difficulties we faced playing eleven against ten. Just picture what it would have been like playing eleven against nine for fifteen minutes.
Después chimet un arbitro qui cuarenta y un años. No tiene internacionalizacion
Then they bring in a forty one year old referee with no international experience, and it's certainly not because he's a great referee. The poor guy came here and couldn't handle the pressure. The kind of pressure I call eighty style pressure, which you rarely see these days. And then there's Mr. Truhilo, the VAR official. He called the ref over for the first red card, though I don't think he called him over for the second.
Why did Real Madrid look flat against Atletico in the 2‑1 loss?
Which is even more than a Which was even more obvious than the first.
Chi lo ha llamado a la primera hoja y pienso que no le ha llamado a la seconda que es todavía más grande que la primera.
So much nonsense. It's he belongs on this show really. Uh Yanaga Fyortov joins us, as does uh Mario Malchior. Alex, I want to start with you, and what's really interesting with this is I want to get your interpretation how this has been received. Because obviously, look over here, look at the pictures, look at what happened, look at the red card, and by the way, everyone thinks it was a red card, the lead challenge. But make sure you focus on this. Don't look over here, where it was eleven against eleven, and we were rubbish, we didn't do anything into the last eighty five minutes and for goodness sake, don't mention what Barcelona are doing at the moment. It is it worked? Basically has the distraction from Mourinho worked?
Yeah, vintage Mourinho, wasn't it, Dan? Anytime anyone brings a prop to a press conference, you know it's gonna be gold. You know it's gonna be one of those presses you'll remember being in forever. Mourinho's done this before. I remember Rafa Benitez having a list of facts back in the day in a presser. It's it's always good stuff. Has it worked? I guess it kind of has. I mean, of course, that press conference in the immediate aftermath of the game was dominated by that performance and by reaction to it. A lot of the media coverage on Spanish radio, Spanish TV has been dominated by it as well. But also, I think there is an awareness that this is what Jose wants. You know, this is the terrain that he wants to cover.
He doesn't want to talk about his team's performance. He wants to talk about the referee. It suits him to do so. And we've seen this quite a bit from Real Major the last couple of years, really, this last couple of barren years without trophies, where yes, they've they've had at times legitimate complaints about referees going right the right. Back to Nagreva and all that, but also it's convenient and maybe easier than talking about some of the more deep-lying problems within the team, within the club. So I'd say to an extent, yes, it has worked because there's been a lot of discussion of this. And look, as you say, the decisions, certainly at least one of them, were clear clear red cards and were bad decisions.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–2:02
2
Why did Real Madrid look flat against Atletico in the 2‑1 loss?
2:02–9:50
3
How is José Mourinho deflecting criticism after the derby?
9:50–20:27
4
Did the red‑card controversy really affect the match outcome?
20:27–30:22
5
What does the squad’s lack of pressure say about Madrid’s tactics?
30:22–40:34
6
Is Rafinha’s early season form the reason Barcelona look unstoppable?
40:34–50:12
7
Why do Jan Åge Fjortoft and the panel think Michael Carrick’s job is at risk?
50:12–56:22
8
Can Manchester United turn the season around after the Fulham disappointment?
56:22–58:23
Speakers
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