Down to 10 men in the midway of first half, Inter Milan miraculously eked out a 1-0 loss in Nou Camp, defeated Barcelona 3-2 in aggregation and is now in the final of UEFA Champions League. Standing between the trophy and Inter, there is only the reigning German champion, Bayern Munich.
One just could not praise Mourinho without curse. As a football fan, Mourinho's team always play in dull and safe fashion, as a great contrast to Barca's wonder-football. Everybody knows Chelsea was by then an expert of 1-0 winner. However, this handsome jerk never let you down in any press conference.
Taking the one just held in Spain as an example. Mourinho said it was the best loss in his life. He continued that his boys sweated blood in the field to fight against Barca. He also urged the fans of Inter to swarm to airport to welcome them home, as well as to Rome to support them for the game against Lazio. I mean, who on earth now have better rhetorics than Mourinho? He could have been a great politician had he not been a football manager.
Nevermind how boring Mourinho's side perform, he is an undisputed tactician. Though discipline is one of the cliche everybody knows, Mourinho is a real know how of it. You can see it from Mourinho's appearance, there is no extra ounce of fat on his body. As through his team. Against Barca, the true king of football, Inter should be prima facie a class lower than them. We could see it from the possession of ball, around 70% by Barca and the remaining 30% for Inter. Still, Mourinho has the magic to cohere his boys, to stick in the backyard and conduct counter-attack effectively.
After 38 years, Inter is again one step away to be the European Champion. To me, there is no way the Dutch on the German side could outwit this cunning Portuguese.
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