Mourinho forget Barca kindness
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Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard put his hands up to not acting quickly enough during last night's 2-2 draw with Chelsea.
Reacting to critical questions of his players' inability to handle Chelsea's counter-attacking play, Rijkaard said: "You should be kinder.
"I missed some tactical moments trying to stop the counter-attacks of Chelsea, which at times made us look inferior. That is an aspect we must improve."
Asked about Jose Mourinho's behaviour during the match, Rijkaard said: "What can I say about Mourinho? I imagine that today he will be very happy.
"He should not forget he began here. But I won't comment on his actions, I have too much respect for him."
The Dutchman went on, "Chelsea are an excellent team. Perhaps they're a team that always plays in a forceful manner, but I accept that.
"What surprised me was the referee (Stefano Farina) and his treatment of Ashley Cole. I don't like seeing players sent-off, but surely the game would have changed if he had been given two yellow cards."
Reacting to critical questions of his players' inability to handle Chelsea's counter-attacking play, Rijkaard said: "You should be kinder.
"I missed some tactical moments trying to stop the counter-attacks of Chelsea, which at times made us look inferior. That is an aspect we must improve."
Asked about Jose Mourinho's behaviour during the match, Rijkaard said: "What can I say about Mourinho? I imagine that today he will be very happy.
"He should not forget he began here. But I won't comment on his actions, I have too much respect for him."
The Dutchman went on, "Chelsea are an excellent team. Perhaps they're a team that always plays in a forceful manner, but I accept that.
"What surprised me was the referee (Stefano Farina) and his treatment of Ashley Cole. I don't like seeing players sent-off, but surely the game would have changed if he had been given two yellow cards."
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