"Jose Mourinho: against provoking opposition fans. Jose Mourinho: in favour of restrained celebrations. Jose Mourinho, once of the poke-in-the-eye, sprint-down-the-touchline, accost-the-referee-in-the-car-park school of footballing expression: now apparently very big on showing respect to the game. Well, it seems like we've all been on a journey here. I told him the biggest person in the history of this club was Black, Mourinho recounted when asked about his conversation with Vinicius Junior on Tuesday night. This club, the last thing that it is, is racist."
"And doubtless these words will have been a profound source of comfort to Vinicius in his lowest moment, having been insulted on the pitch by an opposition player in a Champions League playoff. After all who among us, having been racially abused in a public place, has not turned to the memory of Eusebio, and felt all that residual resentment and ambient anger subside in an instant?"
Jose Mourinho urges players not to provoke opposition fans and promotes restrained celebrations, signaling a shift from his formerly confrontational style. Mourinho told Vinicius Junior that the biggest person in the club's history was Black and insisted the club is not racist, offering reassurance after Vinicius faced insults during a Champions League playoff. The commentary contains sarcasm about the adequacy of such reassurance for racial abuse victims. The core issue hinges on whether Gianluca Prestianni actually called Vinicius a monkey or whether the incident was a misunderstood remark, with Prestianni reportedly covering his mouth as he spoke, creating room for equivocation and debate.
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