I am not the best, but nobody is better than me

I admire Jose Mourinho. Of course he gets to couch rich teams and hand picks his players. But at the level where he couches, his success is astonishing. His latest win of the 3 championships with the Inter is the best proof. In my opinion, he is the best (at least this year) and Guardiola will probably acknowledge that.

Football couching has changed a lot. Benitez and Mourinho are technocrats that approach teams like a machine. I would really like to know more about his methods. Perhaps one day he will write about them.

While he has been controversial, his latest move is one that I finally feel uneasy about. If he signs for Madrid, and it looks like he is, he will finally turn to the Dark Side of the Force. I can't wait to see what happens during the next season at La Liga. My loyalty, however, will stay with the children of La Masia, on the Bright Side of the Force.

--dmg

P.S. This World Cup, for the first time since I can remember, my loyalty has switched from the team of Cruyff to the country that adopted him---and whose core is from the team that he loves.

P.S.S. 2010 05 29. I just watched the way Valdes chases Mourinho after Inter eliminated Barza in the semifinal of the Champions. How despicable! Add on top of that the sprinklers. Mourinho was right: "After all, when you're not used to losing, it can be hard to lose." From the stadium administration, I can accept that, but from Valdes? It reminds me of Bobby Alomar when he spat on the umpire.