"I don't think that he is ready to play tomorrow because, for me, a player that leaves a game injured should not be able to recover to play a few days later. At times it happens. At times, you leave the pitch with the help of others or on a stretcher. But in my mind, you only leave the pitch when you absolutely cannot continue. We are in a difficult situation without Higuain and i would have liked for Benzema to remain an option"

http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2012/12/15/primera/1355588182_796410.html

EDIT: Listened as opposed to reading Mou's interview. He was actually making a dig at Messi and not Benz. Actually seemed like he was protecting Benz from trying to return too early. My bad.

EDIT 2 http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Benzema-est-de-retour/335769

He convinced Mou he's fine lol. Big troll this Mou.

i dont really see the malice in his quotes that you may see.

just seems like hes stating that its unfortunate that we have no available strikers.

Sport I agree 100%.

I have the exact same injury on my left ankle. Unfortunately, I didn't do what you said lol, played it off for a year and a half, and now I have to get months of therapy .

As with benzema, it isnt fair what mou is doing. That is a legitimate injury and is the kind that is very easily aggravated.

Dat logic from Mou

He talks too much

Between these quotes and the quotes earlier, i really do feel Mourinho was talking about Benzema and probably implying that Benzema left the pitch "injured" because he was not up for it.

And now, he seems to be saying that Benzema will not be played for the next 2-3 matches and he is just giving the serious injury excuse. It seems like Mou thinks Benzema faked the injury last match and now punishing him by not playing him in the next few matches.

The pain doesn't matter on the ankle. It's the instability. If benz didn't do what he did, he could have an ankle bend nastily to the inside while running and he would fall.

Lost a lot of respect for mou here. what a dumbass

Please Wenger, Please get him

What exactly has Mourinho said wrong here?

F*ck off already Mou. No one wants him in Madrid anymore anyways ffs. He's going to ruin a young team that has so much future potential.

What does he say that's wrong???
1- He blames Benz for not continuing to play because, in his mind, he wasn't injured "enough".
2- He's saying that Benz will not be allowed to play, whether he's apt or not, because he feels a player that leaves the pitch injured should not play the next match.

There nothing wrong... not at all

mou needs to go before he ends up driving the players away from madrid. I dont know what his problem is with benzema. Seems to be hell bent on pushing him out of madrid. perez needs to step in here before things get even worse

Yeh but at the end of the day it's up to Mourinho whether Benzema plays or not. Benzema doesn't choose the lineups.

No ones right or wrong here.

how the frack is mourinho not wrong in this? expecting an injured player to carry on till he *bleep* himself up...how is that not wrong?

Benzema thought he wasn't fit enough to continue the match vs Celta Vigo, while Mourinho thought he was.

Mourinho thinks Benzema isn't fit enough to play vs Espanyol, while Benzema thinks he is.

Just a matter of opinion.

Strong, brave Helder Postiga will play on one leg when he comes.

The amount of times Khedira has come off injured midweek only to start on the weekend lol.

MT i seriously hope you're trolling.

RealGunner wrote:Please Wenger, Please get him

This.

Wenger listen to this man. I will donate $100 myself.

a matter of opinion which is going to hurt the club!! Why would a striker like benzema want to stay on with us when he isnt being played even when we have no other recognized striker atm??this kind of treatment is not acceptable at all. Benz has been a real gentleman of class throughout all this crap that he's had to deal with. Had it been anyone else like ibra or ronaldo being treated like this we would have had a really ugly spat going on at the club

it really just sounds like benz faked a injury to leave the pitch

Se7en wrote:it really just sounds like benz faked a injury to leave the pitch

Except the ankle inflated and he has not been able to train because of the inflammation at all since the game. They finally got the inflammation out for today and he could play with a tape job tomorrow... and he offered to with the blessing of the medical staff.

Even if the injury was absolutely nothing, who risks it in a Copa Del Rey game?

I guess Messi is a faker too then lol. Khedira as well. In fact, i remember Iker and Pepe were faking a concussion earlier too.

It's not a knock ffs. It's a sprain. A sprain involves ligament tearing. There are so many ligaments in the ankle that, if you can get the inflammation out and stability is restored, you can use it again quickly.

You can play through a knock because it doesn't involve muscles or ligaments.

You should never, ever continue playing if you see inflammation and feel instability. You will make it worse. 100% guaranteed.

Yohan Modric wrote:Benzema thought he wasn't fit enough to continue the match vs Celta Vigo, while Mourinho thought he was.

Mourinho thinks Benzema isn't fit enough to play vs Espanyol, while Benzema thinks he is.

Just a matter of opinion.

lol .

All I see here is Mou thinking in the long term and not wanting to risk his striker.

Vibe wrote:All I see here is Mou thinking in the long term and not wanting to risk his striker.

2 days ago.

"I'll have words with some players. I should have chosen Morata. Even though he's young, he would have been more up for it than a player who might have not been so keen to play this game. Cold, rain, in the cup… Maybe it isn't just the manager who carries a responsibility.

-Mouriinhio.