Have you heard the old adage, “There is a chink in everyone’s armor?” Remember that for later.

 

Do you ever look at Jose Mourinho’s  eyes? Do you? Not in a gazing, I love you Mourinho kind of way. But to look into the eyes of someone in extreme competition, who is focused on the brass ring. Look him in the eyes. See what you don’t allow yourself to see.

 

First, think about any time you are in competition with anyone. It could be on the soccer field, in an argument, just competing for any piece of cheese. Are you willing to look your make shift enemy in the eye and see if there is a chink in their armor?

 

Many haters of Mourinho pass his eyes and demeanor off to arrogance. That might be true if one thing wasn’t taken into account. Many fail to see the role their own jealousy plays. Not jealous for Mourinho’s accomplishments, but jealous that Mourinho can look his enemy in the eye, steady and calm, and name their weakness.

 

How uncomfortable does that make you, that someone can sit in-front of you with calm decision and name the way that you will be defeated? For many, that is cause enough to say burn the witch. Great minds of old have received fates much worse then being riddled in the press and in your mind. They have stood defiant and looked their enemies in the eye as unjust judgment has befallen them (remember Braveheart).

 

This Mongoose is full of life and talk, but my eyes do not take me farther then reality. In this modern day, as in days in the past, usually genius is only discovered after the artist had passed on. People would then say, “I remember the day when Picasso stood right there and painted a masterpiece.”

 

Hey you head’s of pigs, could you stop being self conscious for a second and recognize that a wonderful masterpiece is being drawn in front of you. Art can be displayed on many palates, and in the mind of Mourinho, the soccer pitch is a place where the art of war can be practiced.

 

For those of you who speak of money being the root of Mourinho’s success. Check his pedigree. Before Chelsea, he won the Champions League and UEFA Cup with a band of rag tag, middle of the spectrum players.

 

Oh Doubters of talent, haters of invention, nay sayers of what is reality. Look at Mourinho’s eyes! If Ghengis Khan said, “We are going to ride for 3 days and 3 nights and conquer everything in our path,” then does, you would chalk it up to him being a military genius. Now, if you take you personal opinions away from when Mourinho is being interviewed and actually listen to the words that he says, here is the translation, “We will ride for 3 days and 3 nights, and if you fall behind Joe Cole, you will be left out.”

 

I mean come on! If you try to name great coaches in the game of soccer and the name Graham Souness or Bruce Arena comes off your lips, then Mourinho is an astronaut visiting the Planet of the Apes.

 

Just watch history in the making and stop hating the job getting done. Any military commander would choose a win over a popularity contest, and in the end, that is how you go down in history.

 

Meditations from the Mongoose

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