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“Hard Words from a Hard Man”
Jose was—finally—inveilled to the public, after… well, quite a while, actually. There was much less funfair around this presentation
that what we’ve gotten used to: No fans or press. Yet, in and around said ceremony, we did get some interesting (and some surprisingly heartwarming) quotes.
Well I mean, the following does shed some light onto the situation—though I’d take it with a grain of salt:
A return to the Roots?
Look,we did see some nice moments in transition during the last couple friendlies. Hopefully, this is an element that the players will be executing well. Oh, what I wouldn’t give to hear Real Madrid’s counters called “White Lightning” again.
And speaking of white lightning…
