2. ‘30, 33, 43, 69’
Trending
Jose Mourinho was under a lot of heat as Chelsea manager when he made this rather cryptic complaint after Chelsea’s match against Burnley during the 2014-15 season. ‘30’, ‘33’, ‘43’, ‘69’ – what could it possibly mean? Was it code? Was it someone’s phone number? GPS coordinates? Well, no. Those were the moments of the game where Mourinho did not agree with the referee’s decisions and felt he would be reprimanded if he said too much.
Instead of directly calling out the referee, he made his complaints known in a rather circuitous manner, making it one of his more amusing rants after the match ended unfavourably for his team.
1. The Arsene Wenger incidents
Arsene Wenger is quite possibly Jose Mourinho’s favourite punching bag, sometimes literally. He loves hating him and surely, the feeling is mutual. Mourinho and Wenger’s rivalry is an old one and neither loses an opportunity to complain about the other. The Portuguese called the Arsenal manager a voyeur back in 2005 when he said:
“I think he is one of these people who is a voyeur. He likes to watch other people. There are some guys who, when they are at home, have a big telescope to see what happens in other families. He speaks, speaks, speaks about Chelsea."
That isn’t all of course. Mourinho didn’t like it when Wenger spoke of Mata’s sale to Manchester United in 2014. He said, “Wenger complaining is normal, because he always does. It's something that we know.” It’s a little ridiculous that Mourinho complained about Wenger complaining. Complain-ception much?
