Tony Montana wrote:
Ricky1985 wrote:
And here endeth the myth of Jose Mourinho.
I'm not saying managers can't greatly affect games tactically, and generally with their man-management, but, ultimately, quality wins the day 99 times out of 100.
Mourinho didn't have a defence tonight, and no amount of tactical genius was going to overcome that problem - especially when Barcelona had the better players all around the rest of the pitch, too.
I wonder what Wenger made of tonight?
Didn't the myth end in 2009 when his Inter lost 2-0 to Utd in the CL?
Inter improved considerably in 2009/10 to the team they had in 2008/09 (Lucio, Sneijder, Pandev, Eto'o, Milito), and that's my point. I'm not saying Mourinho isn't a fantastic manager, because he is, perhaps, the best there is, but no amount of tactical brilliance will overcome superior quality in key areas of the pitch.
Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo are joke defenders - Mourinho didn't have a chance, no matter what he did, not when Barca had the players to match, and in truth, comfortably better Madrid's midfield and attacking quality.
I firmly believe that the quality of the players you have is the be all and end all, or damn close.
