LondonLax Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 He started out in Football as Bobby Robson's translator didn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 He started out in Football as Bobby Robson's translator didn't he? From translator to comedian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I remember when Cech got his head injury, he said when he visited him in hospital he would speak to him in English then switch language and then switch again (he did say which languages) to see if Cech would follow, which he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jimzk5 Posted February 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) He was a rogue and a bit of nutjob when he first come to Chelsea Now I just think he is a complete bellend. Edited February 25, 2014 by Jimzk5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 The man is 51 - he needs to act it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I just saw the clip. I didn't know he spoke French too. I make that Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, English and French. Impressive. I'm not trying to shit on the bloke or anything, I can barely speak English but I think it is quite common for speakers of romance languages (ones decended from Latin, such as French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian) to have a level of mutual intelligibility with each other which makes learning the others when you grew up with one much easier than if you come to them from, say, English or German. Spanish and Italian are practically the same language. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I'd say he knew full well he was being recorded and that it would be played. Reverse psychology to goad a performance from his strikers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Just seen on BBC Sport that Moaninho wants Fulham to stay up and wouldn't be sad if Chelsea lose to them - as long as they still win the title. Better not **** up now, Jose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I want Fulham to stay up too but not looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) I couldn't give a flying **** about Fulham, one less London club in this league can only be a good thing. Edited March 1, 2014 by Dr_Pangloss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I don't care about em either. Just don't want Moaninho gifting them points when we need em to lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I quite like Fulham, my favourite London club and always a good away day. Will be a shame if they do go down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 This is a case of mourinho being honest, and he's bang on. The premier league does nothing to give little advantages to the teams playing in Europe, some of the scheduling is just stupid. I'm on my phone, so I'll edit this post to include the article and not just a link per the guidelines when I get home. http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/story?storyId=1750951§ion=soccernetfrontpage-us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) This is a case of mourinho being honest, and he's bang on. The premier league does nothing to give little advantages to the teams playing in Europe, some of the scheduling is just stupid. I'm on my phone, so I'll edit this post to include the article and not just a link per the guidelines when I get home.http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/story?storyId=1750951§ion=soccernetfrontpage-us Mou: Prem hurts clubs' European hopes Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes England's top clubs are being handicapped in the Champions League by the illogical scheduling of Premier League matches. While many national associations strive to aide their clubs when they are preparing for high-profile European games, England's elite are often handed fixture dates and times that appear to hand their rivals an advantage in the Champions League. Now Mourinho has called on the Premier League's decision makers to change their mentality and hand their clubs more advantages in a bid to bolster European ambitions that have been floundering in the last couple of seasons. "Do people not care that English teams are struggling in Europe?" asked the Chelsea boss. "Why don't they? I care. Television deserves to be powerful because, without them, nothing would be the same, but there is space in the calendar that could be filled with communication. "They should ask the players if it's the same, having two or three days to prepare. Ask [Didier] Drogba on Monday: is it the same for him to play on Friday ahead of the trip to London, or on Saturday with the game coming up on Tuesday? "I don’t understand why Galatasaray can play on Friday [this week] and we have to play on Saturday. If we played at 7:45 p.m. on a Friday night, it makes a difference to whom? "Fewer spectators at Villa Park? I don't think so. It'd still be a full-house and for television? It wouldn't make a difference. It would be the only match, so the [ratings] share would be fantastic. "Would it be good for English football and for Chelsea? Yes, but I'm trying to get this for all of us, not just for me. For example, I don't understand why Manchester City, a team who must come from Europe on Wednesday night, must play at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. "Why did they have to play Wigan [in the FA Cup quarter-final] on Sunday when Barcelona had played Saturday and had the extra day [for Wednesday’s game between the sides]? "If we must all play on Saturday, why not play us at 12.45pm and them at 5.30pm? We have an extra 'day’ to recover, and so would they. I think everyone would agree on that but there is something in this country that goes outside my understanding. I don't understand." No Premier League team progressed to the quarter-finals of last season's Champions League and there is a danger the same scenario could transpire as after Arsenal and Manchester City went out of the competition earlier this week, with Chelsea and Manchester United facing tricky second-leg last-16 ties against Galatasaray and Olympiacos next week. http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1750951/jose-mourinho-says-premier-league-scheduling-hurts-teams-champions-league?src=mobile&cc=5739 Edited March 15, 2014 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Thanks. I appreciate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 It's because the Premier League is run for the benefit of Sky, not for the benefit of the clubs themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 It's because the Premier League is run for the benefit of Sky, not for the benefit of the clubs themselves. This is a curious sentiment. Sky would no doubt jump at the chance to broadcast Premier League games on a Friday night. They'd have a game to broadcast every night of the week if they had their way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 **** off Moaninho, I don't want to spend my Friday night at a football game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 **** off Moaninho, I don't want to spend my Friday night at a football game Not even if it helps out the poor lambs playing in the chumpions league. Come on now. Where is your sense of camaraderie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Rev Posted March 15, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2014 They didn't give a shit about our chances in the league when they swanned off to play in the European Charity Shield in August. **** em. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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