The inevitable has happened, Jose Mourinho has left Inter and has signed a four year deal at Real Madrid. The press conference is live as I write and the great man is embarking on a new chapter in his managerial career. Whether you follow La Liga or not, and if you don't its well worth giving it a watch, the attraction of it now cannot be denied given the rivalry created been Mourinho and Barcelona over his time and Chelsea and Inter Milan. Anyhow, there is now a vacant seat on the Inter Milan bench and Fabio Capello has been rumoured for the hot seat, along with Gus Hiddink. Whoever gets the job will have a difficult challenge on their hands to retain all three trophies that the club achieved this season. It was an outstanding achievement, one never before achieved by an Italian club and when you think of some of the great sides to have come out of the boot, such as Grande Inter of the 60s, 'that' Milan side of the early 90s and the Juventus side of the mid 90s as well then it puts the recent achievement in a context. Barcelona achieved the same last season and failed to retain all three so that outlines how difficult it will be for Inter to do the same. Jose ultimately deserves huge credit for this and his presence will be missed in Italian football, and arguably will go down as Inter's greatest ever coach. Who knows, one day maybe he will return.
With Atalanta, Livorno and Siena all relegated three new faces will adorn Serie A next season. The first is Lecce this seasons Champions of Serie B. A packed Via Del Mare saw Lecce return to the top flight yesturday after a year in Serie B. Lecce have become a typical yo yo club, never quite strong enough for Serie A and yet too strong for Serie B. Lecce have had prior to this 13 seasons in Serie A and will line up for their 14th season in the 2010/2011 campaign. Joining them will be Cesena for the first time in Serie A since 1991. They have had an excellent season having been there or there abouts the whole season long and hoardes of travelling fans whitnessed their 1-0 win away at Piacenza yesturday. Whether or not they will be able to remain amongst the top dogs remains to be seen but it will be interesting to watch them try.
The third promoted team will come from the playoffs with nostalgic teams such as Brescia and Torino involved alongside Cittadella and Sassuolo.
Monday, 31 May 2010
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Jose Mourinho is a great manager, possibly one of the best ever, it is a shame he has left Inter but I will look forward to his rivalry with Barcelona next season, he will be back in England before too long, I believe at Manchester United.
ReplyDeleteCertainly makes the Classico in Spain and even more mouth watering affair next season. Thanks for the comment.
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