I could never figure out why he was hired in the first place. With HRH Florentino Perez at the helm, using leveraged money to bring the world the new Galacticos, a lesser-known but successful coach seemed out of sorts. Were they just place-holding for a bigger coach to come this year? Was the deal for Mourinho secured last year under the table? With the highly-dubious deals this "team" is used to making, it wouldn't surprise me one bit. Just ask the City of Madrid about the deal they were hoodwinked into making with the sale of the old Bernabeu grounds.
Here are a few choice quotes from Manuel's interview with Spanish radio station, Cadena Ser:
"I came here with high hopes and great pride to manage this team. Unfortunately I wasn't able to do what I wanted to do and I had differences from the beginning of the season."
He admitted that one of his biggest frustrations was "not having felt more involved with the project" and claimed the project of Florentino Perez was not running smoothly.
"There were a lot of disagreements in the club. I asked for them to keep (Wesley) Sneijder and (Arjen) Robben, who were two very important players for me. I missed having a debate on sporting issues, with the coach included,'' he said. "As (former Real coach and current Spain boss) Vicente Del Bosque said, even the club show no respect for the position of the coach, and they don't give them the authority internally or externally. Florentino's project is extraordinary but I think he's got it wrong.""I did not speak with the president since last August,'' added Pellegrini, who nevertheless sidestepped the opportunity to criticise his former employer. "I cannot say anything good or bad about Florentino, because I do not know him personally. I respect his stance of the president. He has a sporting project in which I don't fit."
Pellegrini also felt his former employers breached the bounds of decency when finding his replacement.
"It hurt,'' he said. ''Above all because they had already tied up a new coach which isn't ethical.
As for Mourinho he also had words of praise tinged with vinegar...
"I wouldn't have spoken about a team that already had a coach in place. It isn't very ethical, but he is a coach that has proven he is a winner in every team he has been with."
As I said above, when it came down to it, Pellegrini just wasn't sexy enough for the slick RM image. Of course that image hasn't won anything in recent years and is still living off their la liga dominance in the very distant past, when the league was fixed by former Spanish dictator Francicso Franco. El "Caudillo" has long been dead and can no longer help Real "succeed." But it's okay...Perez thinks he's Madrid's new Caudillo.
Francisco Franco, Perez' predecessor
Quote of the Day from new RM "boss" Jo Jo Mourinho:
"I do not like my clubs to pay crazy prices for players."
I suppose he's grandfathered in Cristiano, Kaka, and Benzema...the latter two who were worthless this season. *rolls eyes*
I like J-Mo but he's now gone to the Dark Side, so it is my hope that the Force is with every other team in Europe and the Death Star remains trophyless next year. My fear is that Zizou will stay too long and be poisoned by the unethical virus permeating the Bernabeu offices. He needs to be rescued so he can manage a worthy team elsewhere. Where are Solo, Chewy, Skywalker, and Calrissian when you need them?
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