Mourinho: 'Ferrara gets no respect'
Thursday 28 January, 2010
Jose Mourinho launched an impassioned defence of the Juventus Coach. “Nobody is giving Ciro Ferrara respect.”
Inter's 2-1 Coppa Italia quarter-final victory was probably Ferrara's last game in charge, as there are reports a caretaker manager will be brought in.
“We are men, we have families and it's not nice all this talk of every other Coach,” slammed Mourinho on RAI.
“Ferrara deserves respect. If the club decides to make a change, we know that is part of our job, but at least while we are still on the bench and working we deserve respect.
“Right now nobody is giving Ferrara respect. Nobody. But I respect him.”
Ferrara was meant to give an interview to the same television station after the final whistle, but he walked straight down the players' tunnel.
Diego had given Juventus the lead thanks to a Francesco Toldo howler, but Felipe Melo avoided a pretty clear penalty for his handling offence in first half stoppages.
“We played well, made a few changes, but the team was in the game throughout. Unfortunately they scored that goal, these things happen, but the team kept its shape.
“It's better to forget what happened just before the break. Let us just pass over and not even think about that.
“I introduced Diego Milito, the team improved and we knew that psychologically we were a lot stronger than Juve.
“It was obvious once we got to 1-1 that it would all be a lot easier from there.”
Lucio equalised at the 70th minute and Mario Balotelli completed the comeback in the final moments, when extra time seemed to be looming.