Mourinho is not only the new coach: this is the litmus test of an entire people. Through him we can understand many things about the Italian character.
For example, the ' xenophilia . The Italian has been used for centuries to be the unfortunate inhabitant of a land long and narrow that ran about half the world's armies. China aside, I think we all have invaded sooner or later (but recently this gap is narrowing).
The Italian peasant lived a life that could then be periodically unprovoked and sudden arrival of other soldiers with clothing and other languages \u200b\u200bthat they would destroy everything in their path. What could he do in those cases? Barricade at home, put the bolt, and I hope it arrives soon another foreign army to free him from the previous year. You will understand, in these conditions is obvious that the Italian has developed a vision of the alien as something magical and providential not get ours, but theirs. On the other hand
Garibaldi has made Italy one with staff from the names Eber, Turr , Rustow and even the head nurse called White . The Bourbons, not to be outdone, have commissioned the strategy to a French general.
So for football. In Italy coaches are divided broadly into two categorie. Da una parte ci sono gli autoctoni: generaloni tutti d’un pezzo per strane ragioni strappati alla zappa, a disagio nella giacca e cravatta e le cui mani ti immagini profumare d’aglio; di quelli come Nereo Rocco , la cui filosofia è “ colpisci tutto quello che si muove sull’erbetta, se è il pallone tanto meglio ”. Poca tattica, tanto cuore e fiato. Strategia: 2-3 campioni in squadra e per il resto “ sette asini che corrono ”. Insomma, gli allenatori pane e salame , con una felice definizione coniata a suo tempo per Cesare Maldini .
E poi ci sono i Profeti .
Già il fatto that the foreign coach is usually designated with a biblical term speaks for itself. Generally, the prophet comes from foreign leagues as those in which the opponents line up on defense, and has won seven championships in a row playing with 2-3-5. The engagement of their weight in gold from one of those presidents who liked to throw so much money away (no names). Gets off the plane and the first press conference announcing he will play a suicidal tactics and promises certain victory. The Italian already
fan before this show melts admiration. Admire the courage of the prophet: one, why not play with dead-bolt, two, because it is not as superstitious coaches bread and salami, which also the penultimate day with 18 points ahead say that the ball is round and the matches last 90 minutes. In addition there is the 'accent : the average Italian, faced with an awkward foreigner who tries to speak our language, for reasons unfathomable melts. Happens to the tissue, also happens with the coaches.
Needless to say, then the success of the Prophet is always a puzzle. It can be a winner as Helenio Herrera, and then receive bombastic nicknames with the Wizard, or be half as the psychopathic namesake Heriberto Herrera, who was coaching the players with the anvil feet to get used to hard work ...
And all this is happening to José Mourinho in recent days. We would like to study sociology to explain the behavior of Italian journalists that he / she act like the parents with the son of six months, whatever he does, even the most trivial, is seen as a prodigy. " Look, she smiled! "
Since arriving in Italy, not a day that the press does not produce sensationalist news stories with such amazing news:" Mourinho is train the players with the ball "," Mourinho deploys three points ";" Mourinho uses slates ";" Mourinho brings his tie, "" Today Mourinho had breakfast. "
The novelty, if anything, is that this time are beginning to lose patience our own colleagues. Envy? Maybe. If one and only one is the Special One (because this would be the more accurate translation: the only really special), everyone else that they end up? Had never devoted much attention to Italian coaches who shouts twice his trophies. And since ours is not exactly a show of diplomacy, rained arrows, fights at a distance, even the most complaints. E 'was able to punch with that (fake?) Monster fair play of Ranieri, has drawn scathing statement on behalf of 'Orson Ancelotti, has annoyed Zenga, there is the famous leader of Catania said that he would like so much "stick to the teeth."
Now there are two cases. O Mourinho won the league putting 45 straight wins, and then become a national hero, another import, complete with italics and squares named after children baptized José.
Or will the sad end of the prophets out of home, forced to leave the beautiful country between the whistles of the very ones that incensed. Not before, however, he had quarreled with Spalletti, Delio Rossi , President Napolitano and Padre Pio.
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