Agreed although I stand by my view, which I genuinely believe, that his end game (if he doesn't get what he wants regarding transfer funds etc) is to be so disruptive that they have to fire and pay him off.
As I said I don't think he'll walk out. He'll be disruptive to a point that the club feel obliged to boot him out. Who knows, perhaps this very bizarre treatment of two of the medical staff is the start of it.
Still wouldn't say it's obvious that he wants out though. Nobody knows that for sure. Any more than I know there's any clause in his contract.
... Tbh cp i get the impression you are very happy with proceedings as it gives you opportunity to criticize him. Im not too happy about the situation, but in all honesty-this is not that big of a deal, how often does your boss snap at you? Shout at you in front of co-workers? This is just a man under pressure being a dick, under the impression (falsley or not) he was right. Thats all man its not that deep.
It seems obvious he must have the club's support if they say nothing for days, uphold his bans against the medical staff, then allow him to hold a press conference in which he says he has no regrets over his words and actions on the day and since then.
He claims he hasn't banned them, but will just choose different staff for the next game (more or less equates to the same thing though I suppose). Its the manager who picks what medical staff he has on his bench. The club could weigh in, and I think they should, but I don't necessarily think that no public announcement equates to full support of his actions. Infact I would prefer them to sort this out internally and stop parading everything in front of the press and making this a ****ing fiasco.
It's possible Mourinho was forced to admit they could return in the future (e.g. next week) just to save face this week while admitting he was wrong. Over such an important issue of player safety though, I think the silence from the club is very bad. There should be no doubt or uncertainty that Mourinho was morally and legally wrong, **** his ego.
player safety my ass, when they're actually injured badly they don't roll around, they lie still. This whole farce, and the publics reaction to it, is a joke, wow, he called his medical team 'impulsive and naive' about football matters. He didn't question their professional abilities to do their job, or their integrity. I would bet every person on this thread has said worse to someone this week and not apologised for it.
Call me biased!! But Manager doesn't decide or heck even Med team doesn't decide - when a player needs attention. It is the REF who decides when a player needs Med assistance and waves for them. Jose never singled out Eva. It was projected as if Jose was some Chauvinistic arrogant or something. Media has projected this as David v Goliath; Painted Eva as a delicate poor thing, and Jose as a dictator of a small developing country. Total BS. He always said - Medical team in all his comments post match. He always included Physic (Male). Physio didn't post anything on his facebook to stir controversy. Physio isn't the darling of the masses, poor guy. Jose never questioned their medical expertise but football acumen. The actual story seems like having Eva around the bench / dressing room has been a major distraction. Anyone would understand. When Jose is laying into his players in HT, you don't want a lovely lady sitting there and taking in all words coming out of Jose's!! Give me one team, which had a full time Med / Kit lady in their squad? That is the whole reason.
Look, my stance is this. People taking the sexist slant can suck my throbbing dick and **** off with their faux Rio Ferdinand type bullshit claims. BUT. Jose is in the wrong here, pure and simple. His medical team responded to a summons from the referee, who believed a player injured and were humiliated and insulted by Mourinho on National TV for just doing their jobs. Then Eva is further targetted because she did nothing more than thank Chelsea fans for being nice to her on Facebook. And all manner of cock end has come out saying she "slapped Mourinho in the face" and other bolllocks. Look, if Jose had a problem with them going onto the pitch, he should have pulled them aside AFTER the game in private and gave them a telling off, then it would be business as usual and everything would be fine. HE chose to call the medical staff names on TV for no reason whatsoever. "They don't understand the game" No **** Sherlock, they are ****ing doctors. Someone appeared to be injured and they were summoned to provide medical assistance. What are they supposed to say "No, **** him. Jose said no". What if he HAD been injured and they had refused to treat him? They would get their medical licenses revoked. Obviously Hazard was fine, but a doctor has a duty of care to respond to a possible medical emergency if summoned. Jose was in the wrong, he should have talked to them in private and not got the press involved, now its become a farce. And he was moaning about being questioned about it at the press conference. YOU STARTED IT DICK HEAD, Keep your mouth shut in future and it won't create these types of situations.
It was the circumstances of the match, at the time of the injury, that is the elephant in the room here. We were drawing and pushing for a win with time running out. If we were 2-1 up, Jose would not have cared if Eva, Fearn, and "uncle tom cobley" ran onto the pitch and rubbed Hazard's legs with the magic sponge for 5 minutes. Once the ref signalled, then the medics had to come on. Jose was angry and frustrated, but he was also wrong. After the match and on reflection he should have been man enough to admit he was wrong in his reaction, and apologised.
Although I agree with pretty much all of this there is an element of sexism here but on the aoprt of the media - purely and simply it would not have been blown up in the way it has had the Doctor been male. Also coming hot on the heels of that silly spat with Mrs Benitez it's giving the press the opportunity to call Jose a chauvinist. It's all bollocks in my opinion and, as you say, nothing more than him being a dick head. Paddy Power now has her (a qualified Doctor and highly respected in her particular field) ) as a favourite to join Big Brother FFS.
Maybe people feel more protective over her because she is female, I don't know. But thats irrelevant. Do people think Jose would have been fine with her going on to the pitch of she were male? Because thats just ****ing stupid. Even if he called her a "daughter of a whore" or whatever Astro claims, would people be saying he was being Anti-Male if it was a guy doctor and he had called him a son of a bitch? The sexism angle is just ****ing idiots looking to stir **** as per usual. Its not enough that he Jose has made himself look a ****, they have to try pin something else on him too.
I doubt he called her a son of a bitch. He may have used the term son of a bitch but most likely just as an expression of anger like for ****'s sake or ****ing hell.
