PSG has won everything, but it lacks this little trophy, this club World Cup. A disappointment? Not for everyone. A voice, and not just any, has just put this failure into perspective.
The defeat in the final of the World Cup of clubs against Chelsea left a bitter taste for Parisian supporters. After winning the Champions League, PSG dreamed of sitting on the roof of the world. A failure to digest. But while the club has its wounds, an emblematic figure of world football came, in its own way, to play down the situation. And when the “special One” speaks, we listen.
“This title is only important for Chelsea”
It's José Mourinho, of course. With his inimitable style, the Portuguese coach simply unzipped the competition. Asked about the coronation of Chelsea, he did not chew his words. “I think this title of the World Cup is only important for Chelsea, because they will sell a lot of jerseys with the logo on it”, he said on Canal 11. A polished way to say that this trophy has more marketing value than sporting. He even compared the level of play to simple pre-season games.
For Mourinho, the pace of the competition reminded him of the summer tours he was doing in the United States with Real Madrid or Inter. Clearly, luxury friendly matches, where the teams are not 100%. Between the lines, the message for PSG is clear: don't worry, you haven't lost anything essential. It was not a real competition. The only one who counts, you have already won it.
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Mourinho's pique
We know the character. Behind this declaration also hides, no doubt, a small spade addressed to its old club, Chelsea. But for PSG, this media outing is timely. It allows you to put a defeat into perspective and put things in perspective. Mourinho is right on one point: many teams arrived at the end of a trying season, with the fear of the injury and the head already on the holidays or in the following season.
This is all the malice of the Portuguese. By minimizing the Chelsea feat, it offers an honorable exit door to PSG. A “consolation” at Mourinho, made of contempt for the winner and assassinated innuendo. It may be a slightly bitter consolation batch, but coming from such an “mind game” expert, PSG can take it as a compliment. After all, if even the “special One” says that it is not important, it is that it is probably not that much.
