As most everyone knows, today many people are celebrating the holiday of Easter. I hope the Easter Bunny was good to all those counting on him or her. This past Friday was Good Friday, the last Friday of lent. It was a normal day for me by all means. I got up at the same time as usual and got prepared for the day ahead just like any other Friday. At 11:00 I headed to the dining hall at school to eat lunch prior to attending class. I got to the dining hall, swiped my ID, and headed down the stairs to see what main lunch was that day.
During my usual food scouting routine I noticed the main course was chicken nuggets. I didn't really think anything of it, just acknowledged the fact that I would probably be getting chicken nuggets myself. Then I happened to catch wind of a conversation between two girls just in front of me. One girl said to the other, "If you eat chicken nuggets today, you will go to hell!"
It took a great deal of effort on my part not to burst out laughing right then and there. I never thought of lent in that fashion before: Eat meat and go to hell! Maybe that should be instituted as the official slogan! I have nothing against lent or religion for that matter, but that particular excerpt of conversation I overheard was extremely funny. I just hope the guys upstairs aren't as judgmental.
This past weekend Jose Mourinho suffered his first loss at home as a futbol manager since February 2002. Love him or hate him, that is simply absurd. This guy managed 150 futbol games in a row at home without losing and that deserves great praise.
Many people hate Mourinho, describing him as cocky and arrogant. Those are the reasons that I love him! This guy is the shit and he's not afraid to take a shit on others. Criticize Mourinho and he'll hit you back where it hurts, just ask Arsene Wenger or Rafa Benitez. Criticism and trash talk follows this guy everywhere and he consumes it all while reveling in all his successes.
Regardless if Real Madrid can catch Barcelona in La Liga or win the Champions League this year, Mourinho is still the greatest coach in the world. Last year he lead Inter Milan to the highly coveted treble, winning the domestic league and cup in Italy as long as the prestigious Champions League where his squad knocked out the English, Spanish, and German champions from the competition. Did I mention that he won the Champions a few years earlier with FC Porto? How is Mourinho not the greatest coach?
I find it hard to decide if I love the guy more for calling himself a special one or infuriating Victor Valdes to the point where he was trying to prevent Mourinho from celebrating. Mourinho's uncanny ability to get underneath the opposition's skin (and those he's not playing against) is one of his greatest assets. I can only imagine how great it feels following a victory to know that the other team hates you for having won, that must be incredible!
I think people don't like Mourinho because they wish they could be him.While he is busy riling up what seems to be almost everyone in the futbol world, his players love him at the same time and that is more than most managers can say about their relationships with their players. Remember when Sir Alex Ferguson threw a boot at David Beckham? Any manager in the world would take the silverware that Mourinho has earned over his coaching career and it is amazing the type of success he can have at many different clubs. The man is simply a genius. Getting Eto'o and cash from Barcelona for Ibrahimabitch, pure genius.
I expect Mourinho to continue firing up the world of futbol for years to come. He truly is a champion. Long live the Special One!
