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thanks Giggs..
Dear Friends,
Some one has to act tough and put an end to Mourinho saga
"If the ball is a crying toddler, then Andres Iniesta's first touch is a lullaby..."
welcome hitmanOriginally Posted by hitman87
Mourinho slams Barca as "small club"
After a tempestuous Supercopa defeat, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has continued his verbal assault on Barcelona, calling them "a small team".
Another fantastic footballing spectacle between arguably the best two sides in Europe was again overshadowed by the antics of Mourinho, who thrust a finger in the eye of Barca assistant Tito Vilanova in a melee towards the end of the game.
Mourinho, who will this season serve a touchline ban in Champions League fixtures after comments made about Barca last season, could now face further action yet instead chose to question the Catalans' sporting morals post-game.
The Portuguese was particularly unhappy that the ball-boys appeared to disappear after half-time with the home side 2-1 up on the night and 4-3 ahead on aggregate.
He said: "Real Madrid gave a spectacular performance from the first to the last minute.
"We came here to play. What I'm about to say is not a criticism, I'm just stating a fact: there were no ball-boys in the second half, which is something typical of small teams when experiencing difficulties.
"I'm not going to say we're happy because we didn't win the Spanish Super Cup, that would be hypocritical of me.
"But we intended to play like men and not fall on the ground at the slightest touch."
The sub-plot came at the end of a wonderful game which saw Barca twice take the lead through Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema replying.
But, with extra-time looming, Barca won it when Messi volleyed home Adriano's right-wing cross.
Madrid's frustration then spilled over with Marcelo sent-off for a crude tackle on debutant Cesc Fabregas, on from the bench, which sparked a bust-up which saw Mourinho's clash with Vilanova and red cards for substituted players David Villa and Mesut Ozil.
Despite the controversy, Mourinho feels his team are getting closer to Barca, who pipped Madrid to the La Liga title last season and knocked them out of the Champions League at the last-four stage.
He added: "We feel like we played two very good games in their entirety. This team is better than it was last year.
"The longer you work with people, the better the conditions are to have a better year.
"We played nine games this pre-season and proved to be better than we were last year in the last two.
"I'm happy with the progress my men have made."
I haven't come to retire Xavi - Fabregas
Newly acquired Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that he doesn't envisage pushing Xavi out of the Catalans' team, stating that his international team-mate has many years ahead of him
what he did himself was an act of small child..
The opening weekend of the Primera Division season will not go ahead after all ten top-flight fixtures were postponed due to a strike over wage guarantees.
Valdano slams Mourinho behaviour
Former Real Madrid director Jorge Valdano believes the recent actions of Jose Mourinho are bringing dishonour to the powerhouse club
Valdano, who won three La Liga titles as a player with Real, has lashed out at Madrid's current manager after Mourinho was seen becoming involved in a sideline altercation with Barcelona assistant Tito Vilanova. The incident occured after new Catalan recruit Cesc Fabregas was hacked down late in the second leg of the Spanish Supercopa.
Mourinho and Valdano have endured a shaky relationship over the years, with reports suggesting the latter left his post at the club after losing a power struggle with the Portuguese tactician.
"Let's say that what happened does not exactly honour Real Madrid or Mourinho," Valdano told ADN Deportes. "I am convinced no-one is proud about what happened.
"Mourinho came to a club with 109 years of history and of course he represents a club with a very solid culture. What happened is that in these moments the tension between Real Madrid and Barcelona is so high that everyone is overcome by the pressure."
Valdano admitted that Barcelona have recruited well this summer, as they claimed their first silverware of the season with a 5-4 aggregate triumph in the Supercopa. The man known as 'the philosopher of football' has been particularly impressed by winger Alexis Sanchez.
"He is very fast, he also recovers balls with such ease that it is not normal for a player like him and he demonstrated in the first match, practically without having trained with his team-mates, that he can unbalance things, which will be very important for Barca.
"I think Cesc Fabregas' arrival will be very important for Alexis, just like it will be for Lionel Messi," he said.
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