Have you seen the pictures of the pitch? Regardless of what has happened in the past he is completely correct to not want to risk the players on that pitch, and I'd be pretty sure that any pitches from previous El Classicos are nothing like as bad as that. I'm also pretty sure you would feel the same if Barca were due to play on it.
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Have you seen the pictures of the pitch? Regardless of what has happened in the past he is completely correct to not want to risk the players on that pitch, and I'd be pretty sure that any pitches from previous El Classicos are nothing like as bad as that. I'm also pretty sure you would feel the same if Barca were due to play on it.
Again, hypocrisy does not mean what you are implying - I never want players/teams playing on shite pitches
Pitch was pathetic, Pep, City, organizers believed pitch was unfit but somehow Jose is hypocrite. Some Barca fans *facepalm*
Meanwhile, gutted for people who fail to comprehend the term hypocrisy
But in that case, what is the relevance?
Edit: In that case, he is complaining about an unplayable field while you are complaining about a field that isn't ideal for your team. That's two different subjects.
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I was looking forward to this, with our 2 new managers there's no way this would have been a friendly friendly, Jose at least would have been looking to start off the mind games and put an early statement out there.
Eh? It might sound hypocrisy in your head but for others it's not and it's irrelevant.
Agree with this. Jose doesn't like this pitch as it is potentially dangerous for the players, it isn't the same as complaining because the pitch doesn't suit your team's playing style.
For what it's worth I do think Jose can be a hypocrite but not on this particular matter.
Anyway, FC Barca has reeled a few of us in with this one so I'll leave him to it.
I'll take a hypocrite over a racist or tax dodger any day.
I really dont care either way mate. IF it happens great, if it doesnt there is a world of players out there we could sign that would improve us.
I know but we need the money that we make out of the commercial side to be able to afford those players. With the way we've played over the last 3 years the only way we can still compete with the likes of Real is by being the best at the corporate game.
We need trips like China no matter how hard they are.
You have to put the team first, what if we are on a money making trip, and a key player gets injured due to sub standard pitches, or begins the season tired from unnecessary traveling? Or any other number of things that could be avoided? We then drop points because that player is unavailable, then miss out on CL footy again because of those dropped points? Where we are at the moment as a club we cant afford to keep making avoidable mistakes. When we are back at the peak by all means we can do the marketing Schtick, as we would have better squad depth and injuries could be coped with more. Its a bit of a chicken and egg situation, but Im of the opinion that if the manager says it shouldnt happen, it shouldnt happen.
When was Chelsea's pitch ever in a worse state than this ?
Although that was under Ranieri rather than Mourinho
Although that was under Ranieri rather than Mourinho
Aye, but let's not spoil @FCBarca 's obsessive argument against Mourinho.
Holy moly... I had no idea pitches were that bad in the EPL that recently.
I remember the new Wembley had a shit pitch for a couple of years but I think that's been cleared up?
I remember the new Wembley had a shit pitch for a couple of years but I think that's been cleared up?
Although that was under Ranieri rather than Mourinho
looks like a regular Premier league pitch where I'm from to be honest. such babies
Although that was under Ranieri rather than Mourinho
That was what 2002-2003?
Been a long time since any top PL clubs pitch has looked like that.
Simply accurate, not obsessive. Let's not forget either that other Premiership clubs were up in arms over Mou's pitch tactics, gooners from a decade ago surely remember as well
Okay. You said that Mourinho's a hypocrite to "refuse" to let his team play on a surface that has nothing to do football pitch and probably injure a fair few players in the process? Because he some years ago manifactured a scenario where more than a club couldn't play their own brand of football.
You think that because of that he should've forced City to play and gone on with the match?
I said he was a hypocrite for citing pitch conditions as being an issue to play when he employed that very same tactic of manufacturing poor pitches against teams who were better than his team
This has to be the most boring pre season ever. Its almost August and we have barely played.