{"id":12889,"date":"2017-02-04T09:29:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T09:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.colossusbets.com\/?p=12889"},"modified":"2021-04-03T21:34:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T21:34:23","slug":"vendetta-against-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/vendetta-against-jose\/","title":{"rendered":"IS THE VENDETTA AGAINST JOSE REAL?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jose goes about it all the wrong way, but he has a point this time.<\/h2>\n

We have seen this schtick before. Jose Mourinho\u2019s anger and general abrasiveness is old news, and we have all fallen for the general optimism, light-hearted nature of the uber-charismatic Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n

Mourinho latest ire was actually directed in the Liverpool boss\u2019s direction, with the Portuguese claiming the FA overlook Klopp\u2019s conduct with officials, insisting that he gets a raw deal in comparison to the German.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rules for me are different\u2019\u2019 Mourinho bemoaned after Manchester United slipped to another disappointing home draw against Hull. \u201cI am different in everything, I watch my team play in a hotel, I was forbidden to go to the stadium, my assistant [Rui Faria] had a six-match stadium ban and he didn\u2019t touch anyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday one fourth official told to a manager [Klopp]: \u2018I enjoy very much your passion, so do what you want to do.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Sound like sour grapes? Well, yes. United were lacklustre in the extreme against Hull, and the decisions that \u2018went against\u2019 United were not the reason United couldn\u2019t score.<\/p>\n

But, in this instance Mourinho has a point. After Simon Mignolet saved Diego Costa\u2019s penalty in the Reds\u2019 draw with Chelsea on Tuesday<\/span><\/span> night, Klopp literally celebrated in the face of fourth official Neil Swarbrick. Right in his face, punching the air, it could not have been more aggressive.<\/p>\n

Klopp the escape artist<\/h2>\n

Not only did Klopp escape sanction, he received no reprimand whatsoever, he apologised, and we all went back to laughing it off as just him being overtly passionate.<\/p>\n

Arsene Wenger is never far from Mourinho\u2019s thoughts, and he too was named by Mourinho as a man<\/a> who gets favoured treatment from the footballing powers that be.<\/p>\n

It may seem churlish to suggest that Wenger gets away with anything as the Frenchman is amidst a four-game touchline ban, but was the punishment severe enough for a man who physically laid hands on an official? Imagine if Mourinho would have done that?<\/p>\n

A stadium ban would almost certainly have been dealt to Mourinho if he had undertaken such an action, which some would say would be warranted when you take into account the Portuguese\u2019s past misdemeanours.<\/p>\n

However, some of those punishments handed to Mourinho can also be deemed harsh, when you compare them to what Klopp did midweek.<\/p>\n

Kicking a bottle saw Mourinho sent to the stands? If Klopp would have done the same, nothing more would have been said.<\/p>\n

This is not in defence of Mourinho of his actions. His conduct during the Eva Carneiro episode was nothing short of utterly deplorable, this is more of a call for parity.<\/p>\n

Mourinho doesn\u2019t deserve to be let off when he constantly barrages officials with abuse, or blames the referee for his team\u2019s incompetence.<\/p>\n

But, on the flipside, Klopp doesn\u2019t deserve to be able to get away with what he did on Tuesday<\/span><\/span> night. If Mourinho gets a ban for kicking a bottle, Klopp should at least be dealt with, even in a much less severe manner.<\/p>\n

Klopp\u2019s past record doesn\u2019t come into it, but he hasn\u2019t been in the firing line on our shores for as long as Mourinho, and just because he hasn\u2019t misbehaved so far in the Premier League before doesn\u2019t mean he should be immune to sanction. If he can get away with this, what else can he get away with?<\/p>\n

The FA<\/h2>\n

The House of Commons have voted they have \u2018no confidence\u2019 in the FA – a sentiment Mourinho and his team would certainly concur with.<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t ban every manager for their protestations, but there is a limit to what they can get away with, and Klopp should have crossed that line, and it is time the FA looked at cases more on their own individual merit, to ensure officials are protected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe rules for me are different\u2019\u2019 Mourinho bemoaned after Manchester United slipped to another disappointing home draw against Hull. \u201cI am different in everything, I watch my team play in a hotel, I was forbidden to go to the stadium, my assistant [Rui Faria] had a six-match stadium ban and he didn\u2019t touch anyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[643],"tags":[174,243,177],"class_list":["post-12889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sport","tag-news","tag-pete-hall","tag-ticker"],"yoast_head":"\nIS THE VENDETTA AGAINST JOSE REAL?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Resident blogger Pete Hall looks at whether there is a vendetta against Jose Mourinho, drawing comparisons to the actions of Liverpool Manager, Klopp.\" \/>\n<meta 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