"I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,
When he beats his bars and would be free;
It is not a carol of joy or glee,
But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core,
But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings -
I know why the caged bird sings"
From Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Jose Mourinho was hit with a three match ban for insulting officials and making a "handcuffs' gesture during the match with Sampdoria.
His punishment was for "having repeatedly contested the referee's decisions during the course of the game with dramatic behaviour including ... the handcuffs gesture ... (and) for having insulted the referee and his assistants during the interval."
The above picture is evocative of a man signifying by his gesture, a system that has prejudged him. He has already decided he will not get a fair hearing. The corollary, is a man in chains. Jose Mourinho is by his looks and behaviour, sick of Italy and football there. He longs to get out. The Premiership beckons!
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