Mourinho's justification for Man Utd's 'loss' to Real

(Baonghean.vn) - Man Utd suffered a 1-2 defeat against Real Madrid in the European Super Cup match, which took place in the early morning of August 9 (Vietnam time).

In his coaching career, Real Madrid is the most unforgettable memory of Mourinho. Although he helped the Royal team win noble titles (La Liga, King's Cup, Spanish Super Cup), the 3 years at Bernabeu are still a sad note in the brilliant achievements of the "special one".

Every time he thinks about Real Madrid, Mourinho remembers the cruelty of the Madridistas, the betrayal of some stars like Ronaldo, Pepe... that made him leave Spain in bitterness. Therefore, the 2017 European Super Cup match is the perfect opportunity for coach Mourinho to take revenge on his old team.

Lukaku's goal still couldn't help Man Utd avoid defeat against Real Madrid. Photo: Internet

However, things did not go as the Portuguese strategist had planned. Zidane's Real Madrid is currently at a much higher level than Mourinho's Man Utd. That is not only seen on the scoreboard, but the statistics in the 90 minutes of the match clearly reflect the strength of the two teams.

At Philip II Arena, Man Utd only had 37% possession, firing 18 shots towards goalkeeper Navas' goal. Meanwhile, Real Madrid had 63% possession and had 21 shots towards De Gea's goal. The superiority that the English team had was the number of fouls compared to the opponent (17 - 10). This difference proved that Real Madrid had an overwhelming advantage over Man Utd.

Coach Mourinho still had to accept bitter consequences from the Royal team. Photo: Internet

With the performance of the two teams, the 1-2 defeat seemed to be too lucky for Mourinho's team. However, the former Chelsea captain seemed unable to swallow his team's defeat, so he was quite angry when he affirmed: "I think we played well in this match. We lost by a close score. One of the goals they scored was from an offside position.

If there was good video assistant refereeing, this match would have ended 1-1 and the two teams would have gone into extra time. They could have scored more goals. We could have scored more goals. They dominated the midfield in the first half and we dominated this area in the second half."

The statements of the "special one" are nothing more than an excuse for Man Utd's defeat and a downplaying of Real Madrid's victory.

Watching Los Blancos lift the championship trophy, Mourinho must have been the one who felt the most uncomfortable. The revenge against his old team did not go as expected, the 54-year-old coach will have to wait a little longer to recover the debts that Real Madrid owed./.

Thanh Hung