Real Madrid manager
Jose Mourinho described his side's
season as the worst of his trophy-laden,
colourful career after Atletico Madrid
edged a 2-1 extra-time Spanish Cup
triumph.
Real have already surrendered their La
Liga title to Barcelona and were
eliminated by Borussia Dortmund in the
Champions League semi-finals, leaving
the former Chelsea boss to lament a
return of just the Spanish Supercup in
terms of silverware.
"A career is made up of many years, not
just one. I don't know anyone who
always has fantastic seasons, winning
important titles," said Mourinho, whose
desperation was illustrated when he
was sent to the stands on Friday.
"This is the
worst season of
my career with
a title that is not
sufficient to
satisfy Real
Madrid and
therefore it is a
bad season.
"With a final, a
semi-final, second place in the league
and the Supercup, what for many would
be a good season, for me is the worst."
Mourinho, who is widely expected to be
back in charge at Chelsea next season,
refused to speculate on whether or not
he would be in the Real hot-seat for a
fourth year.
"I have a contract for three more years
and I have still not sat down with the
president to talk about my future," he
said.
"It is normal to me that they talk about
(Carlo) Ancelotti or someone else. Also
that they speak about me going to
Chelsea, or here or there.
"I have to be honest. Until the day that
the president sits down with me and the
club does something official it has to be
like this."
Mourinho insisted Atletico had not been
deserving winners.
After goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and
Diego Costa had the scores level at 1-1
just before half-time, Real went on to hit
the post three times before Miranda
scored the winning goal for Atletico
eight minutes into extra time.
Mourinho's men still went on to miss
two glorious chances to level through
Gonzalo Higuain and Mesut Ozil before
their awful night was compounded
when Ronaldo saw a straight red card
for reacting to a late challenge from
Gabi.
"The result is 1-1 and it is not normal to
hit the post three times," added
Mourinho.
"You don't have to be a magician of
football to think that the result is not
fair, that Atletico are not the deserved
winners of the final.
"In extra-time we had two
opportunities, one for Higuain and the
other for Ozil. The result is not deserved,
but in football everything is forgotten.
"The refereeing is forgotten, the shots
off the post are forgotten, all that
remains is that the winner is Atletico."
Atletico boss Diego Simeone lauded his
players as they followed up their Europa
League success of last season with their
first Copa del Rey title in 17 years.
"It was an incredible game. We had the
luck you need to have to be champions,"
he said.
"Then we had two chances, but what
these players have done in a year and a
half is incredible. I don't have words for
it."
Jose Mourinho described his side's
season as the worst of his trophy-laden,
colourful career after Atletico Madrid
edged a 2-1 extra-time Spanish Cup
triumph.
Real have already surrendered their La
Liga title to Barcelona and were
eliminated by Borussia Dortmund in the
Champions League semi-finals, leaving
the former Chelsea boss to lament a
return of just the Spanish Supercup in
terms of silverware.
"A career is made up of many years, not
just one. I don't know anyone who
always has fantastic seasons, winning
important titles," said Mourinho, whose
desperation was illustrated when he
was sent to the stands on Friday.
"This is the
worst season of
my career with
a title that is not
sufficient to
satisfy Real
Madrid and
therefore it is a
bad season.
"With a final, a
semi-final, second place in the league
and the Supercup, what for many would
be a good season, for me is the worst."
Mourinho, who is widely expected to be
back in charge at Chelsea next season,
refused to speculate on whether or not
he would be in the Real hot-seat for a
fourth year.
"I have a contract for three more years
and I have still not sat down with the
president to talk about my future," he
said.
"It is normal to me that they talk about
(Carlo) Ancelotti or someone else. Also
that they speak about me going to
Chelsea, or here or there.
"I have to be honest. Until the day that
the president sits down with me and the
club does something official it has to be
like this."
Mourinho insisted Atletico had not been
deserving winners.
After goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and
Diego Costa had the scores level at 1-1
just before half-time, Real went on to hit
the post three times before Miranda
scored the winning goal for Atletico
eight minutes into extra time.
Mourinho's men still went on to miss
two glorious chances to level through
Gonzalo Higuain and Mesut Ozil before
their awful night was compounded
when Ronaldo saw a straight red card
for reacting to a late challenge from
Gabi.
"The result is 1-1 and it is not normal to
hit the post three times," added
Mourinho.
"You don't have to be a magician of
football to think that the result is not
fair, that Atletico are not the deserved
winners of the final.
"In extra-time we had two
opportunities, one for Higuain and the
other for Ozil. The result is not deserved,
but in football everything is forgotten.
"The refereeing is forgotten, the shots
off the post are forgotten, all that
remains is that the winner is Atletico."
Atletico boss Diego Simeone lauded his
players as they followed up their Europa
League success of last season with their
first Copa del Rey title in 17 years.
"It was an incredible game. We had the
luck you need to have to be champions,"
he said.
"Then we had two chances, but what
these players have done in a year and a
half is incredible. I don't have words for
it."
Cyril 19 May, 2013
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