Chapter 792 - 0288 Not shooting at the empty goal has a deep meaning, scoring three goals in one attempt shows divine power (subscribe please)
As one of the most famous active players in world football met the most famous coach, it was a carnival for European sports journalists.
Even if nothing happened, they had already gleaned plenty of inspiration from the body language and eyes of those involved.
"Marca": "The one who’s supposed to be special just isn’t when in front of Kevin, his post-game comments sounded like a sore loser. Kevin is truly the special one, he is the first goalkeeper in UEFA Champions League history to score a goal from end to end, a record that will remain unbroken for a long time."
"AS Newspaper": "Mourinho is quite capable, but his mouth is stronger than his ability. Such a coach is perfect for a nouveau riche club like Chelsea, quickly drawing fan attention and making the world aware of Chelsea. But even if he performs well, a century-old grand club like Real Madrid would never invite him to be their head coach."
Cruyff wrote in his column for "World Sports News": "That arrogant guy still won’t admit he lost the match, they only got a man sent off in the last minute. What’s ridiculous is he talks about Kevin lacking respect, a week ago he was still proclaiming Kevin as a worldwide standard for skill and morality. Back in 2005, when he had a clash with Frank (Rijkaard), he already lost our respect, to earn respect from others, you must first respect others. Of course, I don’t think there is anything wrong with Kevin’s goalkeeping, as long as you have enough talent, you can do any technical action within the rules."
Clearly, Cruyff disliked Mourinho more than he disliked Real Madrid.
The verbal sparring between the two men would continue for a while.
"The Times": "There was nothing wrong with the refereeing in the Bernabeu battle, the referees were quite lenient with Chelsea’s physical play, Mourinho certainly should not have blasted the referee after the match."
"Milan Sports Newspaper": "We interviewed Cudicini, an AC Milan Youth product, interestingly both he and Milan’s coach Ancelotti are named Carlo, and his father shares a name with Real Madrid’s coach, Capello."