A take worthy of El Chiringuito.
AS editor Tomas Roncero is known as one of the most prominent voices on Real Madrid, and unsurprisingly lets his bias get the better of him.
Roncero is recognisable for non-Spanish readers for clowning about on ‘El Chiringuito de Jugones’ while he’s also a pundit for Cadena SER radio.
But what marks him out is his sheer bias when it comes to Madrid, something that’s never been more obvious than with Jose Mourinho.
The Portuguese coach returned to the Bernabeu 13 years after his first stint ended in tears, and it was something Roncero completely ruled out in February.
Mourinho disgraced himself upon facing Madrid with Benfica when Vinicius Jr was subjected to monkey chants from the crowd, while Kylian Mbappe alleged that Gianluca Prestianni racially abused him.
Post-match, Mourinho said Vinicius had to take the blame for provoking the crowd with a dancing goal celebration, a view that Roncero tore into.
Mourinho told he has little personality by Roncero
“He dedicates himself to doing something I don’t forgive him for: justifying the racist insult by explaining that Vinicius provoked it with his goal celebration,” Roncero said.
“For me, there was little chance of Mourinho returning to Madrid. Now there’s zero chance of Mourinho returning to Real Madrid.
“He closed the doors because he attacked the heart of Real Madrid. You can’t see someone who suffered a racist insult while wearing the white jersey, the sacred white jersey, and justify it by saying that he provoked it.
“I hope that one day Mourinho will have the integrity to tell him to his face, apologising to Vinicius . But that he does it publicly as well. That he apologises to Vinicius for his pettiness. It’s unacceptable.”
He continued: “Mourinho is a man of self-interest. If he speaks in one place, he tells you one thing; if he speaks in another, he says something else. Therefore, he doesn’t have that much personality.
“Now, he’s sucking up to the Benfica people, because they’re the ones who pay him. But then he shouldn’t come saying he loves Real Madrid. He should have shown it on the day we needed it.
“But are you going to criticise Vinicius for celebrating a goal by dancing? A great goal? You offended all of Real Madrid by trying to justify a repugnant racist insult. That’s called cowardice.”
Remarkably, Mourinho is now Vinicius’ coach in an awkward turn of events.
Vini has since signed a contract extension, and even more remarkably Roncero has decided Mourinho will reignite his career.
Mourinho told he has plenty of personality by Roncero
“Mourinho, look, he’s going to be like a father figure who knows how to manage him,” he said.
“Vinicius is a good kid, it’s just that he’s very emotional and that’s led him to make mistakes.
“But I know for a fact, because Ancelotti told me so himself, that he’s a good guy in daily competition. And I think Mourinho, if he has one thing, it’s character and personality.
“He’ll surely know how to tame Vinicius’s fiery temperament.”
At least someone’s keeping receipts…
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