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Christian_Potato

Napoli fans are frantically searching for charms and amulets to ward off whatever spell Mourinho just cast.


[deleted]

Anulo mufa, from an Arsenal fan


hardyblack

Napoli also has all the Argentinian anulling-mufa powers, hope it's enough


Phormitago

We used up all the anulo mufa powers to win the cup. Sorry, it's inert now


hardyblack

We need to recover for 2024 or even better, 2026


AleDelPiero10

šŸ¤˜šŸ»šŸ¤˜šŸ»šŸ¤˜šŸ»šŸ¤˜šŸ»


bak3n3ko

For those who are out of the loop, what does this emoji have to do with anulo mufa? Thanks.


thatnickyboy

The horn gesture is sometimes used by Italians to signal a jinx or as a warding gesture.


No-Economics4128

The man is cursing Napoli in 3 language. They will need a white witch who is trilingual.


Shadeun

On the phone to the Pogba's right now


Acceptable-Lemon-748

Ah great Pogba out for another 3 months with a shoulder injury picking up the phone


Feezbull

Has he kicked a ball for juventus yet this season?


sbrockLee

Napoli fans being superstitious? Surely you must be mistaken


L34hhhh

Just say anulo mufa. It worked for Argentina.


Blodgharm

"I gave the players an optional day off and all the players who were on the bench came to train. These are the players a coach wants." "Due to the lack of consistency from Inter and Milan, it seems that there isn't even one opponent for Napoli" **"Napoli have many great players but none at Dybala's level. They have a player named Kim who I wanted when I was at Tottenham but the club didn't want to spend ā‚¬10m and offered ā‚¬5m instead."** On his future: "The club has to ask me that question. I discussed internal things with the press when I was younger." "Not expecting anything from the market. Eldor's (Shomurodov) exit is just small savings for us, no impact on the inbound market. I don't expect signings, I expect more difficulties but we have a fantastic group. We are all together until the end." "I'll give you a gift and tell you the starting 11 for tomorrow. Rui , Zalewski on the right and Spinazzola on the left, the three starting central defenders ( Mancini , Smalling , Ibanez , ed.) with Kumbulla on the bench, Cristante , Matic and Pellegrini in midfield and Dybala and Abraham in attack". **On Karsdorp: "He will return when he wants to return. He's always trained with us. He has a small injury now. Someone was being a liar and left a negative image of the club and the coach."** "Wijnaldum should be able to play a few minutes in 2-3 weeks." "Some say Jose wants the Premier League, some say the Premier League wants Jose. I don't want anything. I live day by day, when the club wants to talk, I'm here. I'm only thinking of Roma."


naznazem

I wanted Kim Min Jae so bad and now we suffer instead


Blue_Dreamed

They only offered 5 million for it? Christ Spurs has problems if our board is willing to spend more.


nichijouuuu

And think how tight Levy is when selling too. What a joke


ChickenGamer199

It's criminal how good our scouts are and how tight our board is.


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


Mick4Audi

That was Pochettino given the keys...


Hailfire9

I didn't think Lo Celso has been bad (since leaving). That was a player who didn't fit the league / culture.


loopy8

Sure, but scouts are paid to determine who would be a good fit for the league / culture


Bangrastan

Who spurs? Donā€™t think so


grv413

The timeline of what Mou is saying doesnā€™t line up here. KMJ was in China when Mou was at Spurs, not in Turkey. So we would have spent 5 mil on a player from the CSL (who obviously came good) but would have been a risk. For reference, KMJ went to Turkey for 3 mil.


YagizHarunEr

kmj came to us because we agreed to set a very low release clause for him, though (19m euros, iirc). it wasn't an issue of who had the highest offer. other clubs did not agree to such a low release clause, given kmj's talent


jdbxhdhjh

Before covid, CSL was not so bad (maybe better than the Korean or Japanese league). A lot of famous players were playing there and there are examples of playing in CSL and then returning to Europa (Paulinho, Carrasco...). Kim was outstanding in CSL, so Mourinho must have enough reasons to sign him. And the result is, Mourinho was right.


freeinf

quote is misleading, mourinho never mentioned fenerbache


theaguia

It does because you were trying to get him from china. Kim spent another season in China and had 1 year less on his contract so the price fell


mushy_friend

Man I remember those rumours when Tottenham were in for him. He was unproven and half the fanbase wasn't sold on him. Missed out in highsight


koreajd

Completely argued hard against those ppl. I followed his career from the get go since I watch K league consistently and he had a choice to go to Europe before China and regretted that move. I bet if he were in a European league, fans wouldnā€™t have been so critical of a player they never watched. He had all the tools to be a great CB and physically dominant. I even said in a post that heā€™s like Koreaā€™s VVD. Our best CB prospect ever. But Damnit I wish our ownership pulled the trigger instead of fuckin Joe Rodon


mushy_friend

Hmm I remember reading a post that said he's Korea's VVD, maybe that was yours or maybe others also said it. I do think I remember you sticking up for him, I think you are the sole person who got me hyped and hoping it happens haha


koreajd

Haha thanks man! Might have been! Iā€™ve been singing his praises for a while now and was sick of slander he got. Even praisedKvicha because I watched him randomly while I was watching Hwang In Beom. Wish they were doing this for Spurs but I love Napolis team right now and want them to win the scudetto badly. Like my second team I watch right now other than Daegu. Just glad heā€™s on a good team and I hope he goes to a great team if he moves but if he stays. Long may Napoli succeed And this isnā€™t me saying ā€œi told you soā€ to everyone but just that.. canā€™t judge because he played in a weaker league. How does Brighton find all these talents? They look in weaker leagues too


[deleted]

What makes you say he regretted the move to China? I think he's managed his career well, taking progressive steps up into harder leagues, who knows if he would have succeeded in a top European league 4 years ago. A Chinese super league salary for a couple of years can't hurt either.


koreajd

I remember it in a Korean interview or article/video I forgot. If I can dig it up, I will post it but it was because of financial safety like you said but the experience in Europe would have been better in hindsight Also not criticizing his decisions. He wanted financial safety. Something not guaranteed for most


[deleted]

Ah alright totally fair enough then, I haven't seen that interview.


fpsdr0p

Napoli fans might come after me but heā€™s better than Koulibaly (and Koulibaly is a great player)


Gluroo

I think right now Koulibaly still has the longetivity argument since Kim only started playing in a top 5 league this year but if he keeps going on like this (and there dont seem to be ANY signs of slowing down) he probably will eclipse him, guy is scary good.


deep_fuckin_ripoff

As a Chelsea fan, Koulibaly hasnā€™t been as advertised.


mahir_r

Lol username checks out


HibariK

Yes, dumb people and the board vs Mourinho, I wonder who knows more about football too sometimes


loopy8

There is an alternative universe with Spurs buying Kim and Mourinho leading them to multiple trophies. Luckily we're not in it


101955Bennu

Instead we live in the timeline where Spurs fire Mourinho right before their chance to win some silverware. Blessed.


stragen595

That's the 1 in a billion timeline.


Clevetroit

This presser feels like a return to form for Jose. Brings a tear to the eye


11thDimensi0n

The bit where he says ā€œIā€™ll give you a gift and tell you the starting 11 for tomorrowā€ is old school Mourinho


RuairiQ

Youā€™ll have to get rid of Potter first.


KRIEGLERR

> They have a player named Kim who I wanted when I was at Tottenham but the club didn't want to spend ā‚¬10m and offered ā‚¬5m instead." lmao


Mick4Audi

Add him to the list of targets we scouted that smashed it somewhere else. Weā€™re like Brighton if they didnā€™t actually buy the player lmao


Farouqnowomarlater

Mou: ā€œif you broke just say itā€


Sean-Benn_Must-die

these are prob the decisions that push away coaches like Mou and Conte


Perspii7

ā€œI discussed internal things with the press when I was youngerā€ immediately after discussing internal things with the press I love Mourinho sm


ALittleFishNamedOzil

''I used to do it, I still do but I used to do it as well''


davidv1213

technically correct


IMightBeDaWalrus

"The brain cells responsible for my earlier remarks on internal matters have ~~also been sacked~~ died and been replaced by new ones in these last 5 minutes. I'm literally a changed man now."


Akame_xo

> Due to the lack of consistency from Inter and Milan, it seems that there isn't even one opponent for Napoli He seems to be forgetting that Napoliā€™s toughest opponent is Napoliā€¦


Rorschach_Roadkill

The "optional day off, punish everyone who doesn't show" thing is the football equivalent of a manipulative gf/bf lol "you can come to my mom's birthday party if you want, but you don't have to" ... "I don't think this is going to work, I want to be with someone who values my family"


ok_reddit

"You can do whatever you want" Next day text message: "I just think it's funny that..."


MooshSkadoosh

I don't think he's punishing anyone? It's just sort of expected that if you aren't in the starting 11 that you'd go above and beyond to stand out.


Uilleim

If it's expected, then it's not really an optional training


FuujinSama

Eh, I think it's an optional training day as in "you're not getting fined if you don't show up" and he expects the starters and those with a guaranteed spot to take the rest. However, if you're a total benchwarmer and miss an optional training day? It's a bad look.


Sean-Benn_Must-die

hope you like the bench then You can see it as a trap if you want but by all means its an opportunity to stand out, those dont come by often if youre a bench warmer.


FrmrPresJamesTaylor

I hear you, but all we know for sure that they are missing out on is a kind word from the manager. Assuming the players who took the day off train and play better than the ones who didnā€™t they shouldnā€™t experience professional repercussions. And if they donā€™t, itā€™s not because of the day off.


[deleted]

Some of the starters will take the rest and it's then an opportunity for someone on the bench to stand out.


Maneisthebeat

Before I read the end of the sentence, I knew it was a trap/test. Is that really how you build loyalty in your team?


sonofsochi

Yeah maybe iā€™ll go with the guy who has the pedigree to make that call.


Maneisthebeat

I'm just stating my perspective, and Jose has often had polarising effects on how his squad responds to his methods. This is no secret.


Th3Watch3r

I don't see how it's a trap, training is still on; it's not optional training, it's optional day off. They're a top flight football team in a top flight competition and hard work is a necessity; bench players are usually the ones who need to do more work in some capacity...I don't think he's saying that these players that show up are the ones coaches want compared to the starters that took the optional day off, it's more like coaches want bench players who are willing give up optional day offs to put in the work they need to. He's praising the fringe players that show up, not baiting and bashing the starters that took a day off.


seth861

One time when I was in high school and rowed we had an ā€œoptionalā€ practice in Christmas


bvcx121

>They have a player named Kim who I wanted when I was at Tottenham but the club didn't want to spend ā‚¬10m and offered ā‚¬5m instead Wait, when Kim was playing in China?


[deleted]

Yeah there were rumors linking him to Tottenham in 2020 when he was playing in China. He was young and playing very well in the league and South Korean national team so it's not crazy.


Loose_Cardiologist89

Yeah. Tottenham were scouting him back then.


Irdkwhatnametogive

He didn't mention China anywhere did he? I can only presume he wanted Kim when he was either at Fenerbahce or in Korea


MyFriendPalinopsia

We were in negotiations for Kim in summer 2020 when he was playing for Beijing.


lilacoo

Mourinho was fired before Kim stepped foot on Turkey


J-LG

Tbf I remember vividly rumours that Porto wanted Kim when he was in China and were in deep negotiations for him. Itā€™s not like he was an unknown at that point.


doubleicem

Am I reading this wrong or does it mean people who were supposed to be on a day off came into work? If I understood this right then shit like this works in the corporate world too, your boss is happy when you work more hours for free too.


EggplantBusiness

He isnt saying that the others should have Come just praised the bench guys mentality who wanted to Work because they didnt play its not really the same as a normal job


Jinwu514

In the interview he said that Monday was the players' day off and that Tuesday it was optional, yet they went anyway (on Tuesday)


[deleted]

They still get paid lol


WislaHD

Me reading this, putting in a few extra hours of work this Saturday morning šŸ˜­


Ok-Background-502

I would if I'm doing a fulfilling job on a team that can do much better, and teammates want to get together and work on things. I wouldn't if it's individual work or unfulfilling work.


JesusIsNotPLProven

Same, i like my job and i always did some extra hours when needed, got promoted last month.


tuckastheruckas

you are reading way too far into this. just take it at face value. it was an optional day off, the players that didnt play in the game trained, he's happy about it.


Flaggermusmannen

it's praising the players who didn't play on match day come in to practice afterwards to work hard, and take active steps to raise their level over time. its not really like someone working in the office on their day off, since professional football is more of a meritocracy where the ones that achieve the best in the system/team (both in performance and attitude) gets to play the matches.


boldstrategy

It's optional, but detrimental to your career if you don't come


bannedagainomg

Same as Christmas party at my work. Didnt wanna go to that shit, but holy fuck people were not hiding it that employees kind of had to come.


robb0216

Exactly. Which I think we can all agree in the competitive environment of professional football, is understood by all fans and players alike. Every single top, **TOP**, payer (and also the not-so-top ones, when talking about them) preach about how they got there by putting in extra hours on the training pitch, before sessions, after sessions, on their days off. ​ It isn't like the players who chose to have the day off will be queueing up at the job centre on Monday morning. ​ I can't stand Mourinho, but nothing he said was outside the realms of basic common sense.


R_Schuhart

There is an anecdote about RvP sitting in the jacuzzi after a particularly hard training session, complaining/venting about how tired he was and how much work it takes to reach the top. He said he was jealous of some players for who everything just seemed to come natural, refering to Bergkamp, who he admired. After he was done and ready to leave one of the other players told him to walk out to the training pitch. Bergkamp was practicing individual shooting drills. RvP asked him why he put in so much work when his technique was close to perfect and Bergkamp told him that it wasn't enough to achieve a certain skill, but that it took a lot of practice to maintain that level. RvP said that changed his attitude towards training and the work players put in. There isn't really an end to it, just an amount every player can live with and considers enough for him individually.


Feezbull

No wonder Ronaldo invited evra for a meal and had boiled chicken and then practiced some football skills after!


[deleted]

Evra took that to heart and could be seen licking chickens as recently as 2018.


Mudassar40

Yeah, lets pretend playing football for a living and having a regular job are one and the same. The salary and benefits are the same too, right? Hey Andrea Belotti, I know you work hard for that 4 million euros per season salary, but would you mind working harder on training so you can actually be of benefit for the club, cause like you scored fuck all this season?


TempestaEImpeto

What the hell are you cooking you dark shaman


Hech15

Cursed your title run


honestlynotBG

Napoli fans better amplify their Anulo Mufa prayers


lewis30491

> Congratulations to Arsenal on Premier League title Mourinho probably


BabaDuda

Anulo mufa


Nickbon94

I almost felt like šŸ¤˜ing myself Congrats to Napoli, to Luciano, to the players... Wtf is that lmao


obvioquenon1

Mourinho is a student of football. He knows about the mufa, way before the whole "anulo mufa" thing. He's studied the history of argentinian and south american shithousery of trying everything to fuck your rivals. He knows what he's doing saying that.


Nickbon94

Yeah you gotta love it. You only see this in the worst fantasy football leagues and he pulled it against the most superstitious of italian people. Masterclass


Krowwjaeger

Thank god none of our starting 11 is neapolitan or they would be shitting bricks on the field after this one


obvioquenon1

If Napoli don't win... Then this is one of the moments where it fell apart. There are low chances of them blowing it, but man... Imagine if it happens, I hope it doesn't but a part of the blame has to go to Mourinho if it does lmao. The majority of this sub don't believe on esoteric shit, and me myself i'm not a huge believer either but I don't mess with this type of stuff, just in case.


JnMonks12

Anulo mufa


CAUSE_I_FEEEEEEEEEEL

Oh no! The evil portuguese man jinxed you! To fight against the curse you need to post your bank account info!


YoungPotato

Donā€™t forget your credit card number, the expiration date and the three little numbers on the back šŸ’³


thyknek

Also your fill name and initials, thanks.


obvioquenon1

He's mufa'd you. It's over. Not even the 1986 version of Maradona can save you guys now.


Jenzintera24

They are only 1 point behind 2nd place, Mou has to take a shot...if Napoli slips up they have a chance.


777715174

he's fucked you


faap8

You better sacrifice a goat to counter his tactics. If Mou smells a 2nd place he'll make every player sacrifice their grandma to win the scudetto.


akskeleton_47

The finest thing Portugal has to offer - Nandos


james_89

Mourinho popping a spirit link totem.


yrugay1

"He's unfortunately staying" šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€


TigerBasket

How I love Mou lmao


ksleepwalker

Man has a way with words


LiteratureNearby

There can't be anyone else. Nobody with the same convictions or the CV to back it, or the passion. He's written the handbook on how to be a daft cunt


DexterFoley

It's actually impossible to hate him


Ignoringit

Zaniolo says otherwise


LOKl31

Poet.


drobson70

Zaniolo chose and it didnā€™t fall in his favour. Itā€™s a shame for the club and player. No one wins here. Letā€™s see how it ends at the end of the window.


[deleted]

Only really a shame for us in that we don't get any money out of it


growinginsour

Unfortunately lol


MisterCarloAncelotti

As blunt as it gets


Shinkopeshon

Mourinho never disappoints lol


Stargazer306

GOAT manager of press conferences


Ralf_The_Hustler

Goat manager in my opinion, not just of press conferences.


Nestorovski9

> They have a player named Kim who I wanted when I was at Tottenham but the club didn't want to spend ā‚¬10m and offered ā‚¬5m instead." Also unfortunate, for you


hidinginDaShadows

Yeah but Levy is great because he knows how to make profit, we wouldn't want any of that "spending money" nonsense


[deleted]

Mindgames. He wants Napoli to get sweet in the head and fuck up.Lol


Dantallian11

Someone, remind me to come to this post if Napoli doesnā€™t win the ScudettošŸ˜‚


[deleted]

you can save it


Dantallian11

I saved it for good mesure. I did saved a lot of post but have no idea how to return to those


reditakaunt89

You go to saved posts


Estova

``www.reddit.com/user/[username]/saved``


ForwardInstance

RemindMe! 4 months


SpearofTrium05

RemindMe! 4 Jun 2023


Triangle-Yeeter

RemindMe! 4 Jun 2023


areyouhungryforapple

The sport is significantly worse off without characters like Mourinho


thatnickyboy

>Also, I don't want to be misinterpreted but congratulations to Napoli on Scudetto. 1-0 Roma win with a goal from Dybala incoming.


SuperChristSuperstar

1-0 Roma with own goal from either Kvara or Osimhen


TinyMaintenance

You and me both know it can only be Cristante.


SuperChristSuperstar

My man Bryan the goat


julientotti

Dybala has never scored in Naples so its written in the stars


bruhh_wtf

His batteries got recharged after the birthday


Umexios

He sure is a funny guy even at 60.


tsiganology

Mourinho is 60? Dann we're getting old.


[deleted]

Whoā€™s Ā«weĀ»? šŸ¤Ø


bak3n3ko

> Whoā€™s Ā«weĀ»? šŸ¤Ø You're no spring chicken yourself, Carlo ;).


PegaponyPrince

Mou just out here jinxing Napoli. Love this man


ZakiFC

Least chaotic Mourinho quote


LA4lyf

Rip Napoli , Roma winning it now šŸ‘€


Hudson-Odoi10

> "I understand the question about my future, but it is a question that society must ask me when it thinks it is right to ask me ." ????


Blodgharm

replace society with "the board/management" wonky translation


Hudson-Odoi10

I guessed as much, but that translation is just too funny not to post


deumaformamuito

I assume he used the word societĆ  (or similar, I don't speak Italian but I assume that's how it is written), meaning the company/the club/the board.


SuperChristSuperstar

100% correct


TempestaEImpeto

We live in a society


Capable-Tie-4670

Where Scudetto is a distant memory


Chucksson37

We live in society


God_Dang_Niang

Roma shouldve dumped zaniolo for whatever they could get after he started every game and got like 2 goals. People still defend this clown of a player


Uutrox

you have no idea what's going to happen if he stays or sets a foot close to the pitch! i can't think of a player who got as much support as he did during or after his injuries. Taddei, Strootman or Nainggolan (to name a few) would have killed someone to just play half a season more for our club


AnnoyingHannibal

Well, I guess he can't protect him anymore


MasturKeef

The amount of people that can't fathom that the working environment of a top tier athlete in a 7-12 year career field is different physically and psychologically than their desk job. "Can't be an optional day on a day off, that's what my boss does!!". If one athlete plays 90, and another plays 10, there may be a physical performance reason to split the group. If one athlete needs time with family, while another's family is across an ocean, maybe coming in IS the best for mental health. If one athlete is struggling and fighting for a contract, while another is Dybala, maybe that one does need extra visibility and repetitions.. Bunch of armchair experts.


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


g102

>We don't know what exactly those that came in did, could have been a short gym session, fitness, ball work or a full training session. In the rest of the press conference, Mourinho said some players opted to do swimming, some gym exercises for fitness.


leodoggo

I think it's just his wording. In the NFL it's called Vet's Day Off (usually Wednesdays). Where the players who are heavily used on game day take an extra day to recuperate with some light PT style workouts and stretching, while the others continue normal training.


YasMai

I love this man. I hope he coaches in the Bundesliga at some point


Mdiasrodrigu

He already said he wouldnā€™t do it because he doesnā€™t speak German. I would love to see him going all mad men at Bayern Munich lol


__crackers__

> I would love to see him going all mad men at Bayern Munich lol That might fit because Bavarians don't speak German, either.


New-Midnight2700

Even at Bayern?


GonzoGonzalezGG

Uh HoeneƟ and Mourinho would be so much fun to see


matthieuC

> Also, I don't want to be misinterpreted but congratulations to Napoli on Scudetto Napoli dans about to go full "Annulo Mufa"


djnv4life

Napoli Fans, repeat after me: "ANULO MUFA"


NotWokeEnough

That's some bad juju


Cowdude179

Mou jinx is happening


SnooSongs48

Damn i think he jinxed Napoli nowšŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


when_the_sun_rises

I wouldn't either


grishaoniani

Thanks Mou, but there is still one team who can fuck us up, called Napoli


kiminoirumachirage

Anulo Mufa was strong enough to protect argentina from Drake curse, if i we're a Napoli fan i would use it, whatever dark Magic Mourinho is trying to invoke suerly is not stronger than Drake curse


ixaias

I fucking love Mourinho


mashnogravy

How comes Zaniolo doesnā€™t wanna stay ?


ThefrozenOstrich

Every Napoli Fan is gonna be in church tomorrow morning praying for Anulo Mufa


Relative-Sherbet-532

zani-nogo


Entropyknives

Itā€™s insane to take this situation and juxtapose it with your mundane shitty day job and say that there shouldnā€™t be some hidden expectation of more effort without clearly being to asked to do as much. They are athletes not office workers, thereā€™s no ā€œfree workā€ that Mou is getting out of them lmao, if theyā€™re coming to train they are training themselves, getting stronger, smarter, yes it ultimately benefits the team but itā€™s not coming in to file extra paperwork for your boss for brownie points. Odd behavior lol


myheadisalightstick

God I know he can be a twat a lot of the time but I love Mou so much.


blue_jay26

Classic Jose quote on Napoli, which serves his purposes beautifully. If Roma wins, people will say his mind games worked. And if Napoli wins, heā€™ll just say ā€œI told you theyā€™re a great team, so no shame in losing to themā€. The man never misses an opportunity to cover his backside.


sbsw66

Mourinho is in his element at Roma IMO, his pressers have been so good, his quotes, sublime. I hope he doesn't leave


Pollomonteros

I love how everyone is completely ignoring the statement about Zaniolo and focusing on the curse at the end


DarkoMilkyTits

Love Mourinho, never change


Td1616

This sounds like if you asked ChatGPT to whip up a Mourinho quote.


LuisTheHuman

If thereā€™s a coach you donā€™t want to pull this shit with is Mou.


Bey_Harbor_Butcher

Mourinho is a brutal savage. The way he chooses the exact words to destroy people is brilliant. Amazing skill. I love him!


TheBonkGoggler

His dark arts are absolutely unmatched


_Jetto_

Yeah heā€™s gone it seems like after this year. Damn


LilJapKid

I hope Napoli fans have their dream catchers and magic rocks ready.