4. ‘Campaign against Chelsea’
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Now, this is where Mourinho gets a little delusional. In December 2014, it seemed he was teetering on the line between sanity and madness when he claimed there was a giant conspiracy against Chelsea when instead of awarding a penalty to his team, referee Anthony Taylor booked Cesc Fabregas for a dive.
During his post-match conference, he said, “There is a campaign against Chelsea. I don't know why there is this campaign and I do not care.” He even told BBC Sport, “The media, commentators, other managers are all doing it [putting pressure on referees]."
His argument was this, since other managers in the league, like Sam Allardyce, were claiming that Chelsea players were diving, referees were being influenced to think in a similar manner instead of believing the facts.
3. TV Pundits or Parasites?
Mourinho has quite possibly complained about every single sports TV pundit of note in England. Since it’s not possible to recall every single one of them (there are so many), here’s his rant to the Sunday Express about them and it pretty much sums up his opinion of the entire profession:
“The best job in the world is to be a sacked coach. You get up at 10.30am, take breakfast, go for a jog followed by a sauna and a calm surf of sporting sites on the net.
“Lunch with friends, a siesta, a walk, a meeting with your adviser to see how the markets are doing, a visit to the bank to weigh up the interest rates, or to see if the salary the club is still paying you has cleared the account. Return home, have a great meal with the family. That still leaves you time to criticise people you don’t know.
“There are so many coaches in this world who want to work but can’t and there are those dashing blades who, through their quality and prestige, could work but don’t want to, because life as a parasite fulfils them professionally and economically. Get to work you idle scoundrel! And if you don’t want to, let others work in peace.”
