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Mourinho hits out at Real Madrid

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By AFP
Posted  Friday, September 3  2010 at  18:18

"Even in a friendly playing Real is like a World Cup final.

"This summer, to protect a 1-1 draw a coach made four substitutions between the 90th and 94th minutes.

"I have to be prepared tactically for the possibility that we lose the ball and we get jeered.

"And then find some solutions to open up closed defences."

The former Chelsea, Inter and Porto boss also took the opportunity to weigh into the goalline technology debate, proving in favour.

But he says first and foremost, players have to stop cheating.

Last year in the Champions League semi-final, second-leg away to Barcelona, and with Inter protecting a 3-1 first-leg lead, he had Thiago Motta sent-off after some blatant simulation by Sergio Busquets.

After challenging Motta for the ball, Busquets crumpled to the ground clutching his face and writhing in apparent agony, only to be caught on TV cameras taking a sneaky peak through his fingers to check if his play-acting had worked.

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It did, Motta was dismissed for an alleged elbow but Inter still held on to reach the final, playing an hour with 10 men.

"The most important technology is the collaboration between players and referees so we can stamp out dives such as Busquets' with Thiago Motta.

"And then it's impossible not to introduce goalline technology, it's elementary, basic and avoids injustices.

"As for other things such as offsides, that's a discussion for our children."

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