The legendary football coach José Mourinho casually states that the online shooter Fortnite is apparently really a problem for football players. They would stay up all night playing it, even before matches. For him as a coach, it’s a “nightmare”.
Who is José Mourinho?
- The Portuguese Mourinho is one of the most successful, yet also most controversial football coaches in recent history. He has won 8 national championships. He is best known for his two stints at Chelsea FC (2004-2007 and 2013-2015).
- Despite his success and tactical competence, Mourinho has often been under criticism. In 2010, he allegedly instructed two of his players to deliberately get yellow cards so that they would have a clean slate later in the tournament. Although Mourinho denied the allegations, he was fined and was only allowed to watch one Champions League match.
- Currently, he is in Italy managing AS Roma. In a light-hearted social media post, he talks about Fortnite.
“Football players stay up all night playing that crap”
This is what Mourinho says about Fortnite: In a Twitter post, the coaching legend talks about various things and says the first thing that comes to his mind when he hears buzzwords like Instagram or Rome.
Regarding Fortnite, he states:
“A nightmare. Football players stay up all night to play that ‘crap’ – and the next day they have a match!”
This is what’s being discussed: Mourinho’s comment seems to attract some football fans who think little of Fortnite (via twitter.com):
- A user on Twitter says: “Every game is better than ‘Fartnite’, even stupid mobile games would be okay”
- Another user states: “I totally agree and add: Fortnite is the worst nightmare ever”
- But there are also people who see it differently: One posts “Fortnite okay – Mourinho’s new signings not okay”
What’s the deal with Fortnite and football? It seems that Fortnite is quite popular among football players. Many footballers mimic the cheer from the game and use it when they score a goal.
The German football star Mesut Özil is quite a decent player in Fortnite, just like some of his colleagues.
At the height of Fortnite’s popularity in 2018 and 2019, it was supposedly a “silent epidemic” among footballers. Coaches like Ralph Hasenhüttl cut the internet during away games. Computer gaming became a real problem, he says, similar to alcoholism or drug addiction.
A psychologist explained why football players are particularly susceptible to games like Fortnite:
Professional footballers are so addicted to Fortnite that a coach cuts the internet
