We know that just like in the biblical story about David and Goliath, every story needs a Goliath in order to become riveting and entertaining because as everyone looks for a David amidst themselves to depose Goliath from his throne, spectators would get Goosebumps watching all the drama unfold right.
Another advantage that has come of late with satellites is that if you are anywhere in the known world, you can watch anything live.
This means more money in the bank for the English Premiership because as demand for the English game grows around the world, they will sell more and more rights to TV stations who would want to televise the game live.
Well, in the case of the English Premiership, Chelsea or more practically Mourinho is their Goliath. Ever since Mourinho arrived at Stamford Bridge, he added a distinct flavor to the English Premiership.
He removed the same old Goliaths we were used to for a long time like Manchester United and Arsenal from their thrones and merely wasted them on the football field to prove that he indeed was the man or the team to be beat.
More and more people heard of this arrogant Portuguese manager who under the arm of Sir Bobby Robson, had learnt a lot and apparently had the best managers in the world beat whether away or at home.
A lot more people wanted to see whom between the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, or even the other unknown managers, would at the end of the day bring down this towering Goliath.
As the first season passed, no one had him beat so more and more and even more people were glued to their sets. The plot was there and the public loved it. They grabbed it hook, line and sinker.
In the second season, some of them put up a fight but no one seemed to quite bring down Goliath and so do the math. Even you who is reading can tell that the English game has become so popular off late and if you really think of it, since Mourinho arrived.
If he leaves, then another Goliath should come about. If he doesn't then he should get his reputation of being a Goliath back, (and we know he is more than capable of doing that) because we are all tired of the same two clubs calling the shots season in and season out.
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He has definitely been critical to Chelsea's success - he always wants (demands?!) the win no matter what ... good for him! I see him managing the Portuguese national side in the near future ... time will tell.
Personally I can't wait until Mourinho does leave Chelsea. I find his trash talking about Cristiano Ronaldo really inappropriate. Let the games be played on the pitch by the players not by managers in players minds. I live in the U.S. and I hear enough of that trash talk here. One of the things that really excited me about the EPL was the seeming class I thought I saw between the players and the managers of the different clubs. I think Mourinho is both childish and immature himself with the way he is carrying on.
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