Mourinho’s Notebook – Pizza and a Movie
Hollywood Beckons
Last week it was David Beckham getting a role in the new Guy Ritchie King Arthur film. Being the natural follower to Becks’ celebrity footballer mantle (one initiated by the legendary George Best) and also being a fella who seems to like doing things better than anyone else, Cristiano Ronaldo’s found a way to top him.
According to reports, he’ll make an appearance in a new Martin Scorsese film. Honestly.
The film’s called ‘The Manipulator’ and it’s based on Alessandro Proto, an Italian real estate agent that is rumoured to be the influence behind 50 Shades of Grey (so he claims, at least). Which sounds implausible, because wasn’t 50 Shades originally a Twilight fan-fic? Eh, who cares, it’s all trash.
But Scorsese films are never that. He’s one of the world’s preeminent directors and apparently Ronaldo is gonna be lining up for him, according to Spanish paper Marca. And it should be said that Marca is the Spanish newspaper responsible for around 70% of Real Madrid’s media campaign. Gofers in the hole, ya know?
Part of the film is gonna shoot at Trump Tower in New York and Ronny just happens to have splashed US$18.5m on a flashy new apartment there… an apartment previously owned by one Alessandro Proto. Coincidence? Either way, he’s got a nice view.
Trump Tower has also been called home by names such as Bruce Willis, Andrew Lloyd-Webber and the offices of CONCACAF. As well as that, it’s also the building where FIFA mole Chuck Blazer had that apartment where he kept all his cats.
PIZZA PARTY!
The old Tinkerman never disappoints, does he? Claudio Ranieri had a rough time of it coaching Greece (losing to the Faroe Islands, it’s tough to come back from that) but his Leicester spell’s been a renaissance, not only with his success on the park but also in his image.
Gone are the petty tinkerings, in their place come a playful sense of humour and a healthy love for local rock music. And now he’s offering pizza to his team if they can keep a clean sheet against Stoke.
This after the Foxes came from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa last week.
"Coming back from behind might be exciting, but it is not good. I told them, if you keep a clean sheet, I'll buy pizza for everybody. I think they're waiting for me to offer a hot dog too."
Come on, right? How can they possibly fail with such an offer on the table?
Dirty Celtic
Clubs always do their best to have their fans’ best interests at hands, but that comes into conflict when the fans are upsetting the other fans.
Following a complaint from a Celtic supporter in the main stand at Celtic Park, season ticket holders were all sent a message by the club reminding them of the “need to wash” before they turn up at games. Apparently a smelly fan in the vicinity had been "impacting on the experience" of other punters.
The letter itself has not come into the public realm yet but its existence has been confirmed on twitter by Celtic supporter liaison officer John Paul Taylor, who has since deleted the tweet, presumably because of the obvious bantering reproaches.
“I can exclusively reveal it’s genuine, dispatched at the request of incumbents within the locale” – JPT
It is believed that Taylor wrote the letter himself, within his role as the intermediary between fans and the club.
Rumour Debunked?
Jose Mourinho has many times been accused of what some have called a ‘Third Season Syndrome’. He comes into a club, has a big immediate impact, but then by the third year he gets bored and results suffer. Jose thinks that theory is dumb:
“At Porto I didn’t have a third season. My third season at Inter I didn’t have. My third season at Chelsea in first time I won FA Cup and [Milk] Cup and I played [Champions League] semi. Third season in Madrid I won Super Cup, lost the Cup final, and I went to [Champions League] semi. These are my third seasons so click Google instead of stupid questions.”
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