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The Inter boss congratulates Roma boss Luciano Spalletti after the
game.
Inter were awarded a controversial penalty against Roma at the
weekend which clinched a point in a 3-3 draw to the frustration
of Giallorossi coach Luciano Spalletti, but
Mourinho was furious at the media coverage and used the pre-match
press conference ahead of Inter's clash with Sampdoria to vent his
frustrations.
"There was a big intellectual manipulation but this is not my job.
I work in football and I don't like intellectual prostitution,"
Mourinho told Sky Sport Italia. "Major work was
done to manipulate the public's opinion, but I like intellectual
honesty.
"No-one has spoken about Roma who have great players, but they will
win nothing at the end of the season.
"No-one has spoken about Milan who are 11 points behind us and they
will win nothing at the end of the season.
"The same with Juventus who have won many points as a result of
refereeing errors. We only saw one game where there was a ref
mistake with us and that was at Siena."
Juve boss Claudio Ranieri has said he sympathised with Spalletti,
and also claimed that, despite Mourinho's love/hate affair with the
press, the Portuguese was a great communicator.
"The Giallorossi played a great match," he was
quoted as saying by ANSA. "As for us, we have
more points than last season, for which we deserve credit. We have
to continue like this, without quitting, that should be our spirit.
That's the spirit I used to have as a player, and since I wasn't
very good, I always had to push myself to achieve results.
When asked about his managerial rival, Ranieri replied: "Mourinho?
Me and [Roma coach Luciano] Spalletti aren't great communicators,
but he is very good at that, perhaps he's a better communicator
than coach.''
But Mourinho retorted: "If Ranieri is on Spalletti's side, I am on
the side of (Catania coach) Walter Zenga, (Atalanta coach Luigi)
Del Neri and (Fiorentina coach Cesare) Prandelli. All these coaches
lost three points against Juve.
"Every time I switch the TV on, I see Spalletti, who is friends
with everyone. I don't know if they pay him to be interviewed. I
know that I am offered money to do interviews and I turn it down
because I don't like prime time. I don't manipulate reality."