Steve McManaman expects Jose Mourinho to remain manager of Real Madrid next season
Former Real Madrid midfielder, Steve McManaman, believes Jose Mourinho will remain manager of the club next season despite his controversial statements against Barcelona after the first-leg Champions League semi-final loss to the Catalans at the Santiago
Bernabeu.
Mourinho accused Barcelona of influencing the referee on a number of decisions and was sent off to the stands for dissent. The manager claimed that there has always been a referee bias towards Barcelona and that is why they get the better decisions. The
former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 boss was widely criticized by the media and the board for damaging the reputation of the club.
McManaman has admitted that the tactician’s job could be in danger after his controversial remarks but claimed that the Portuguese has done enough this season to at least stay for another year, referring to the Copa del Rey win over Barcelona last month.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 player revealed that Mourinho’s gesture has harmed the integrity of the club and that has angered a lot of supporters.
“The big question is whether the negative publicity against Real Madrid has damaged them sufficiently to change the manager this summer. I think he'll stay, but only just. He's made a few enemies, that's fair to say. In Madrid it's all about the prestige
of the club, the aura of the club, what's gone on in the past with the [Alfredo] De Stefano's,” he was quoted as saying.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 International stated that Madrid has always been a gentleman’s club and that tag has been damaged recently. He admitted that the European press has made a mountain out of a mole and that has put a dent on the reputation of both the club
and the manager.
“They've always carried themselves very well, they've always been the gentleman's club. The aura has been damaged slightly in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 but I think it's been damaged more actually across Europe and in the European press,” he concluded.
Steve McManaman made 157 appearances for Real Madrid and scored 14 goals in his four seasons with Los Blancos. He also had 37 International caps to his name, scoring three goals.
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