Interestin article from Football Italia, their blogs are not always of quality but I like this one
Blog: Hysterical Jose
Jose Mourinho’s mind games are increasingly successful – in making Susy Campanale think he has lost the plot
Since pre-season the Special One has been determined to create controversy where it simply didn’t exist. From his ludicrous over the top reaction to Marcello Lippi’s Scudetto prediction to hurling personal insults at Alberto Zaccheroni and moaning about the tough Champions League draw.
Now he claims the fixture list “does not protect Inter” enough. Would this be the same calendar that had the Nerazzurri’s first three games at San Siro and saw Juventus make two trips to Rome?
I am well aware Jose Mourinho is the master of the mind game and winding up opponents, but is it still effective when the only response is thinking he has completely lost the plot? Maybe it’s like the Drunken Master style of kung fu – make them believe you’re off your trolley to then hit them with a quick combo of punches. Or he really has lost control, turned the mind game on himself and his head will explode during a Press conference like the bloke in Scanners.
Surely he is now beyond cry-baby status and well into hysteria? That is where the problem lies, as it is increasingly evident he just wants attention. Jose is acting up like the toddler he is and we foolishly keep falling for it, fanning the flames of his meltdown with our column inches.
Inter fans figured out the way to upset Zlatan Ibrahimovic was to show him total indifference and the rest of us must learn the same lesson with regards to Mourinho. Just laugh, turn your head and ignore the spoilt brat.