"If anyone doesn't want to play football, just watch the Bundesliga at home," Mourinho responded so harshly in the face of the prospect of many Premier League stars wanting to continue postponing the tournament for fear of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not only Mourinho, his famous Premier League colleagues such as Carlo Ancelotti and Jurgen Klopp also responded to players who did not want to play football.
Mourinho's words are not only aimed at a group of players, but are also used to refer to a few other coaches who are overly afraid of the epidemic such as Pep Guardiola, Frank Lampard, Nigel Pearson or Graham Potter.
Mourinho during his time in social isolation in England has repeatedly expressed his views on football in online interviews. The Portuguese tactician shared that he misses it for the past but no one knows when the Premier League will return. The famous coach also did not hide the fact that he had fallen into a period of extreme disappointment because he did not know when he would return to the field.
"There are times when I think my opinions are not properly respected in the media. I do not ask for any delay in restarting the season.
I want to return to coaching, to see the Premier League play as soon as possible, as long as everything is in a safe zone. We see that, other major tournaments in Europe are also starting to return.
I am happy to see that the players have maintained their fitness in the recent past, that is the professionalism and passion contributed. We have worked online together for nearly 2 months now, now is the time to return to the training ground soon.
Every player voluntarily commits to making the best personal efforts so as not to affect the overall work. I am waiting for the quarantine to be eased so that everyone can return," Mourinho shared.
On Wednesday (May 13), the LMA, Premier League and PFA met again to discuss the future of the season. In particular, many players in big teams do not want to return to the field at this time. They want to play football when it is really safe. But no one can specify when.
Jose Mourinho wants football to return soon, on the opposite side, he has faced opposition from a large number of players. A typical example in this group is Glenn Murray, a star playing for Brighton. He is the one who has come up with the idea of not wanting to play football at the moment. The way Murray speaks is very harsh, much more than those who have the same views as Sergio Aguero or Danny Rose.
Jose Mourinho cannot play without key players if they do not want to play football. Tottenham have not yet spoken out against the decision to restart the season.
They are afraid that no one knows whether Mourinho will or not, but the final decision still depends on the Organizing Committee. The final decision is expected to be announced later this week.
