REAL MADRID MANAGER Jose Mourinho described his side’s season as the worst of his trophy-laden, colourful career after Atletico Madrid edged a 2-1 extra-time Spanish Cup triumph.
Real have already surrendered their La Liga title to Barcelona and were eliminated by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semi-finals, leaving the former Chelsea boss to lament a return of just the Spanish Supercup in terms of silverware.
“A career is made up of many years, not just one. I don’t know anyone who always has fantastic seasons, winning important titles,” said Mourinho, whose desperation was illustrated when he was sent to the stands on Friday.
“This is the worst season of my career with a title that is not sufficient to satisfy Real Madrid and therefore it is a bad season.
“With a final, a semi-final, second place in the league and the Supercup, what for many would be a good season, for me is the worst.”
Mourinho, who is widely expected to be back in charge at Chelsea next season, refused to speculate on whether or not he would be in the Real hot-seat for a fourth year.“I have a contract for three more years and I have still not sat down with the president to talk about my future,” he said.
“It is normal to me that they talk about (Carlo) Ancelotti or someone else. Also that they speak about me going to Chelsea, or here or there.
“I have to be honest. Until the day that the president sits down with me and the club does something official it has to be like this.”
Mourinho insisted Atletico had not been deserving winners.
After goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Costa had the scores level at 1-1 just before half-time, Real went on to hit the post three times before Miranda scored the winning goal for Atletico eight minutes into extra time.
Mourinho’s men still went on to miss two glorious chances to level through Gonzalo Higuain and Mesut Ozil before their awful night was compounded when Ronaldo saw a straight red card for reacting to a late challenge from Gabi.
“The result is 1-1 and it is not normal to hit the post three times,” added Mourinho.
“You don’t have to be a magician of football to think that the result is not fair, that Atletico are not the deserved winners of the final.“In extra-time we had two opportunities, one for Higuain and the other for Ozil. The result is not deserved, but in football everything is forgotten.
“The refereeing is forgotten, the shots off the post are forgotten, all that remains is that the winner is Atletico.”
Atletico boss Diego Simeone lauded his players as they followed up their Europa League success of last season with their first Copa del Rey title in 17 years.
“It was an incredible game. We had the luck you need to have to be champions,” he said.
“Then we had two chances, but what these players have done in a year and a half is incredible. I don’t have words for it.”
And United fans still wish Souness was in charge at Liverpool.
There’s a rumour that Souness smiled once. Nasty rumour to spread.
Souness is obsessed with Pogba..
@John Barry: and the 42 are obsessed with Souness’ obsession with Pogba.
Zzzzzz …
Getting sad at this stage
‘Former Liverpool Boss’, ‘Ex Scotland International’, ‘Former Rangers and Newcastle Boss’.
Think you leftout a few lads. what about Previous Galatasary legend, and ex Southampton flop?
@Ardmore02: I think he won trophies at every club he managed except for Newcastle
@padar: you can add torino, benfica and Southampton to that list.
@Ardmore02: I,m old enough to remember him in his pomp playing for Liverpool, great midfielder, tough f….r, similar to Keane at Utd, (but not quiet as good). Some think he is a p…k, but can’t take away what he did as a player.
Here we go and he hasn’t kicked a ball yet. That Souness is some fcukin spa
No utd must keep pogba coz as long as he’s there they’ll win f*** all
@Dan2078: already won trophies with pogba
@Brian Dunne: but have they won the trophies that matter – PL, champions league? And they won’t with Pogba. He is a good player but the prob is he thinks he’s better than he is
@Dan2078: the lad has won a bloody World Cup mate
@IAmTheTruth: he likes playing for France, has good players to carry him. Come back to me when he wins something of merit with utd and you have something insightful to contribute
@Dan2078: where is your cave at?
@Dan2078: Dan your argument is as pathetic as yourself
@mark: why, do u want to call over?
@Ruairi McEntegart: thanks, I love you too
As a utd fan he’s dead right.
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Reminds me of when Dunphy had a personal vendetta against Cristiano. Calling him a clown and a spoofer every week as Ronaldo struggled yo find consistency. Dunphy labelled Linekar a clown for saying Ronaldo might be the world’s best. The when CR7 won his first Ballon D’Or, Dunphy made some embarrassing comment how he hated CR7 because he’s rich and good looking.
I wonder what Sounness will say when Pogba wins a Ballon D’Or at Madrid? That the reason he hated him all along is because Pogba’s bird is way better than his own?
@Stanley Baggins: souness is no Dunphy; he knows what he’s talking about. Dunphy just made it up as he went (a true spoofer)
@Stanley Baggins: Ballon d’Ope will be the only thing pogba will win
Stfu sourness no utd fan or employee of club gives a crap what u think