Why did valdes stop mourinho

Lionel Messi, Xavi and co were accustomed to blowing teams away in Catalonia, but Mourinho was prepared…. The red and blue stripes never truly fitted Ibrahimovic, his cartoonish ego clashed with the Mes que un club ethos. This was one of his most ineffective games for Barca as Lucio and Samuel played him like fiddle, ushering him into the channels and winning free-kicks through typical Mourinho-taught street smarts.

The enduring image from this game is of Sergio Busquets peeking through his fingers to see if he has successfully conned the referee. His second spell in the Premier League transformed him into a curmudgeonous bore devoid of any redeeming traits.

Stats never tell the whole story, but they provide a decent blurb in this instance. Frustrated with the battalion of Inter players preventing or snuffing out any meaningful Barca invasion into the box, the hosts resorted to shots from unexpected sources. In the years since, some have convinced themselves the diminutive No10 was anonymous that fateful night. After the restart, with Dani Alves deployed as a right-winger, the Argentinian moved into a central playmaker role where he found space hard to come by as Inter doubled up on him without fail.

Auxiliary target man Gerard Pique latched onto a Xavi throughball before pivoting in a manner not dissimilar to peak Ibrahimovic to facilitate a simple finish. Be as far away as you possibly can and then casually walk over and take it.

Because they wanted the game to be high-tempo, wanted to catch the opposition out, wanted to bombard them, like they did all season very successfully. You have to defend with your 10 men, put the 10 men on the goal line, park the bus, but football needs a ball.

Not two or zero. Mourinho's behaviour has got him into trouble on more than one occasion but the entertainment that he provides is unrivalled. Since he burst onto the scene in , he's delivered countless moments that have left us laughing or downright stunned.

The Chelsea manager has come under renewed attack from Barcelona players for his behaviour and tactics during the clubs' Champions League tie. Samuel Eto'o led the criticism as bitterness lingered at Chelsea's aggregate win.

Eto'o's claim that he was called "a monkey" by a steward has been denied by Chelsea, who added that the striker spat at a steward, and Uefa is set to investigate trouble in and around the tunnel after the match. And if this team wins the Champions League, it would make you want to retire. With so much money and so many players, what they do is not football. Chelsea will note that their four goals on Tuesday indicated that they can do far more than defend but Eto'o also trained his ire on Mourinho's personal conduct.

Mourinho was criticised by the midfielder Demetrio Albertini for his exuberant victory celebrations on the pitch. As a coach I don't know him. He may have won the Champions League but he cannot go on like this.

I was a part of the group that was in front of him when he started celebrating. You can win, or lose, but certain behaviour is not acceptable. Chelsea's manager may be encouraged that his behaviour, starting before the first leg, apparently unsettled Barcelona. Eto'o also believed his side were denied victory by Italian official Pierluigi Collina. The striker feels Collina, regarded by many as the finest referee in the world, should have disallowed John Terry's winning goal because of a foul on goalkeeper Victor Valdes by Ricardo Carvalho.

He denied me a clear penalty and in the fourth goal they fouled Victor Valdes, but those things happen," he said. Barcelona captain Carles Puyol and Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho were also bitterly upset Terry's goal was allowed to stand.