Mourinhos' Folly? + Saturdays All-Score Bet

I cannot recall ever hearing a manager say that his team cannot win. Even when non-league 'minnows' are drawn against Premier League giants the manager will often say that his team has a chance if they defend well and take what little opportunities come their way. This week though, following Real Madrid's 0-2 home defeat to Barcelona in the 1st Leg of the Champions League Semi-Final, manager Jose Mourinho stated 'We face a score that is practically impossible to overcome and if by chance we score a goal before Barcelona that could leave the 2nd leg a little open and they will kill us again.' From the outside it appears that Mourhinho is trying to galvanise his players and create the 'us against the world' mentality, but I wonder whether his words will backfire on him. As a Real Madrid player, to be told by your own manager that you cannot win a game is unlikely to fill you with confidence.

Mourinho is a great manager and I believe will be seen as one of the very best throughout history in years to come. He is a thoughtful, charming manager who is an obsessive tactition, and a great motivator of players. I just wonder whether this time he has made a mistake.

This week's All-Score Bet

With over half an hour to go on Monday I just needed 2 goals. At full-time I still needed 2 goals!! Hopefully this weeks selections will deliver;

Both teams to score

Blackpool vs Stoke City
Doncaster Rovers vs Leicester City
Sheffield United vs Barnsley
Brentford vs Southampton
Bury vs Wycombe Wanderers

The odds are approx 17/1

Only a short one for today. I'll be back tomorrow to reflect on Saturdays results, try and make the promotion and relegation issues clear and also comment on the uproar surrounding Oldham Athletics' new badge.

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