AVB and Mourinho

[yanno]

The headline in the Grauniad is not entirely justified by the quotes, but they are direct quotes from AVB.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/31/andre-villas-boas-jose-mourinho
André Villas-Boas admits he has not healed rift with José Mourinho

• Spurs and Real Madrid this week announced partnership deal
• 'We have not spoken for quite some time,' says Villas-Boas
André Villas-Boas has admitted that his relationship with José Mourinho remains distant as Tottenham Hotspur hope to forge coaching links with Real Madrid as part of their partnership agreement with the Spanish club.
The deal was announced on Monday, when Luka Modric completed his £30m transfer from Tottenham to Madrid and, together with commercial benefits, it will see the sharing of ideas on a technical level, with coaches from each club permitted to visit their counterparts.
However, it did not sound as though Villas-Boas, the Tottenham manager, would jump at the opportunity. He worked under Mourinho, the Madrid coach, at Porto, Chelsea and Internazionale, but the falling-out that they suffered when Villas-Boas left Inter in 2009 to go it alone as a manager has clearly not healed.
"It's a club co-operation," Villas-Boas said, of Tottenham's partnership with Madrid. "I was working for José for five years but we haven't spoken for quite some time." Villas-Boas was asked whether the club partnership would see him have any dialogue with Mourinho. "I haven't got his number," he replied.

 

[rez9000]

I saw this last night as well.

Yeah, it's Mount Molehill. He just says he hasn't spoken to him for some time and doesn't have his number. I don't have my mate Andy's number nor have I spoken to him in three years. But if he got in touch, then we'd have a good chat and go for a drink.

 

[alamo]

I wish I was a journalist. I woudn't even have to try hard. Just write the first nonsense that springs to mind...... and get paid for it.

Un-facking-believable

 

[rez9000]

What we as Spurs fans need to understand is this:

Anything that AVB says or does will be spun by the media for maximum negative effect.

An example of the type of thing that could happen.

AVB walks into a bar. He sees someone playing with matches. The person accidentally catches on fire. AVB grabs the nearest pint of beer he can see and pours it over the person on fire, puts the fire out and saves the person's life. He then administers first aid, calls the ambulance and apologises to the person who's pint of beer he used and offers to buy him a replacement. Tomorrow's headline?

"AVB in Pint Stealing Outrage"