Jose Mourinho doesn’t make throwaway
comments. He doesn’t do off-the-cuff. Jose readied himself to face the
press as he readied himself to face the opposition. He knew what his
objective was. There wasn’t much left to chance.
So when, following the first leg between
Chelsea and Inter Milan he was queried about Petr Cech’s fitness for the
rematch, his reply would have probably been as thoughtfully planned as
an attacking set-piece. Mourinho said, “Of course I think Cech could
play. I don’t listen to those reports that he’s out for a month or
more.”
For added emphasis, maybe Jose could have
made a mime show of covering up his mouth, then hitting his wrist and
stating, ‘Oops, silly me, now I’ve let the cat out of the bag.’ He may
even feel disappointed about not doing that simply because his crafty
slur didn’t have the effect he sought. No one was really aware of such a
subtly placed hint that Chelsea FC might have a medical professional
that is injecting their footballers back to health. This will certainly
teach Jose to be subtle.
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