Pretty sure he's met a fair few people in football so maybe understandable he doesn't instantly recognise him/his name, still it'll give those that want to moan some more ammo
Pretty sure he's met a fair few people in football so maybe understandable he doesn't instantly recognise him/his name, still it'll give those that want to moan some more ammo
But the quotes have been that Riga was invited by Mourinho to RM which implies prior knowledge and a wish to work with him. Different to just another bloke working at the same place.
Pretty sure he's met a fair few people in football so maybe understandable he doesn't instantly recognise him/his name, still it'll give those that want to moan some more ammo
Even someone he "personally invited to coach Real Madrid" to quote the club.
The quotes were taken from his CV on LinkedIn. He won't be the first to make exaggerated claims that have a very tenuous link with reality. He probably spoke to one of probably 100 or so backroom staff at Real Madrid about his new methodology for training young players and they said yeah we will get you in sometime in the future for a week and see how it works. Obviously on his CV that is 'Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid invited me to take training for a week'
The only team to have beaten chelsea at home during their 'unbeaten at home under mourinho' phase, is it any wonder anything or anyone connected with charlton draws a blank...
It's a bit like the one I heard on Radio 5 when Portsmouth won the FA Cup. Graham Taylor said something like "Look, here comes David James". He then shouts "Well done, Jamesy, mate", then adds "Oh, he's just walked straight past me".
Pretty sure he's met a fair few people in football so maybe understandable he doesn't instantly recognise him/his name, still it'll give those that want to moan some more ammo
But the quotes have been that Riga was invited by Mourinho to RM which implies prior knowledge and a wish to work with him. Different to just another bloke working at the same place.
Perhaps the invitation's envelope was addressed to Riga but had the actual intended recipient's name on the letter? it can happen....
I didn't want to say it when he was appointed, as I want to give it a chance. But it says a lot to me that they invited him to train with cogitraining for a week and then never invited him back...
Don't look too much into that. Mourinho was probably in a mood...a funny mood to take much regard for anyone else. The whole of English football (well maybe) would have heard of the Powell sacking as it was a big deal for many reasons. They then would have heard the replacement. There is an element of humour involved in this dismissal of "He's a nobody", but JM is also just a bit of a d*ck.
I have to say ( given my initially positive reaction) that both of the main selling points about Riga now appear to have been overblown and I do have a nagging doubt about why he left Standard? I know he was not the one who was sacked but seems strange to leave a club when he was supposed to being doing so well?
Bit concerned too about if we are going to get even more uncertainty at the end of the season if Riga goes?
He has no affiliation with Charlton and English football. Do yourself a favour and just judge him on the results of this short term period.
Oh I will do - not fair otherwise in my opinion. Don't know if there is something genuine to be concerned about or not just this site just seems sooo negative at the mo!
Published in SL the 11-11-2011 I have left the original message, you can use google translator.
Dans le cadre des bonnes relations entretenues par notre club avec le Real Madrid, José RIGA, accompagné de Michel BRUYNINCKX, est reçu depuis mardi dernier au club espagnol par les responsables sportifs en vue d'un échange d'expériences.
Il a pu notamment participer au côté de José MOURINHO à plusieurs entraînements.
Notre entraîneur principal sera de retour à Liège pour l'entraînement de mardi après-midi.
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Even someone he "personally invited to coach Real Madrid" to quote the club.
MD -'Hi Don, it's Micky'
DK - 'Micky who?'
MD - 'Micky Duff'
DK - 'Micky Duff who?'
The whole of English football (well maybe) would have heard of the Powell sacking as it was a big deal for many reasons.
They then would have heard the replacement.
There is an element of humour involved in this dismissal of "He's a nobody", but JM is also just a bit of a d*ck.
he used to be kind of funny, its all a bit contrived now.
believes too much of his own hype
Bit concerned too about if we are going to get even more uncertainty at the end of the season if Riga goes?
I have left the original message, you can use google translator.
Dans le cadre des bonnes relations entretenues par notre club avec le Real Madrid, José RIGA, accompagné de Michel BRUYNINCKX, est reçu depuis mardi dernier au club espagnol par les responsables sportifs en vue d'un échange d'expériences.
Il a pu notamment participer au côté de José MOURINHO à plusieurs entraînements.
Notre entraîneur principal sera de retour à Liège pour l'entraînement de mardi après-midi.