Congratulate or be bitter?

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2006 Sir Alex Ferguson

"Chelsea deserve all the plaudits they will get and, especially on their home form, they are worthy champions."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4933716.stm


2007 Jose Mourinho

"I have to congratulate the champions, the players, the manager, the fans, the board; all the people that helped them to be champions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6630789.stm


2008
Avram Grant

"United had a great season, played very well and are champions," said Grant.
"I especially want to congratulate Sir Alex Ferguson. He is a great manager and a great person."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7395137.stm

Arsene Wenger

"My message to United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is congratulations for the achievement - and get ready for the fight next year."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7381801.stm


2009 Rafael Benitez

"Normally you have to be polite and respect the other manager but during the season we have seen a lot of things that I didn't like, so that's it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8054673.stm
 

Castolo

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When Jose Mourinho comes across as more gracious in defeat than yourself, you know you have problems.
 

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Those quotes say a lot.

Mourinho was supposed to be seriously arrogant, and he was, but he could still respect Fergie and recognise when a team other than his totally deserve to win the league.

Grant was so close to winning the league with Chelsea, it must have really hurt to lose out, but he still congratulated.

Wenger has really been a major rival to Fergie for over a decade now, and there have been lots of fallings out and tense moments over the years, but there is still a respect between the two managers and Wenger still recognises just how great a manager Fergie is.

Benitez shows little respect or class. Instead of biting the bullet, stowing some of his stupid pride and acting like a big man (not in the John Terry sense, the real sense), he acts like a clown, making ludricrous statements about corruption and cheating, disrespecting a manager than outclasses him in every sense and refuses to see that maybe, just maybe, another team might just be above his team because they are better. Not because of referees or money, but because they have a better squad and a more intelligent manager.

Show some respect to a legendary manager, Benitez. That's something that you'll never be.
 

Crustanoid

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I think RAWKitis is an actual disease, that Rafa caught sometime just after new year
 

Rooney24

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Classless, classless, classless spanish cnut!

Show some fecking respect!
 

SharkyMcShark

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Okay not to rain on anyone's parade, but was the comment not
“I will say congratulations to Manchester United,” Benítez said. “They have done well, but I do not want to say too much. Normally you have to be polite and respect the other manager. During the season we have seen a lot of things I didn’t like, so that’s it.”
Slightly less cnutish, a begrudging congratualtions.
 

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If you think back really hard you'll remember that Jose's 'and all the people who helped them be champions' was a thinly veiled reference to a conspiracy on the part of the FA and the referees etc.