Samu's Rage, the Citizens' Heart, and Mourinho's Translation

Today, September 28th, marks World Rabies Day. Let's pretend it's World Rage Day, the emotion, rather than the viral disease it actually is. Rage is an emotion that, to varying degrees, affects us all.

Ronaldo, for instance, felt rage when he was substituted in the 65th minute of the match against Wales, but he had no choice but to swallow it and move on;

Trubin might feel rage after going from Benfica's starting goalkeeper to a substitute, but he has no choice but to swallow it and move on;

Samu could have felt rage (who knows why or what for), but the best thing he could have done was swallow it and move on, rather than taking it out on Bah's back;

Ronaldo felt rage when he was a split second offside, leading to a disallowed goal, but he had no choice but to swallow it and move on;

Pablo Rosario expressed positive rage after heading away a Benfica goal, but in this case, he neither swallowed nor digested it: it was released positively in that very instant;

Bah felt rage after Samu's small punch to his back, and perhaps the best thing would have been to swallow it and move on before he was shown (as he was) a yellow card;

Alberto might feel rage for not yet being called up to the National Team, but the best thing he can do is swallow it, digest it, and keep working;

Lenglet might feel rage towards André Silva and himself, but the best thing he can do is digest the rage and swallow it;

Sporting fans might feel rage after suddenly losing Diomande, Hjulmand, Morita, Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves, and Daniel Bragança, but the best thing they can do is swallow it and digest it, hoping it completely dissipates by May.

Rage, experts say, is a natural and healthy emotion that can surface when we perceive our boundaries are being disrespected. The solution is simple: take a deep breath and count to five. For Sporting fans, it's probably best to count a little higher.

Tomorrow, September 29th, is World Heart Day. It takes a huge heart, with perfectly functioning atria and ventricles, for blood to flow in the correct direction and avoid what doctors call reflux. In layman's terms, blood flowing backward.

That must be what Manchester City fans are feeling. The club is accused of 114 infractions and could lose some of the titles won in the last 17 years. In other words, roughly speaking, titles could be revoked and redistributed. If I were a Cityzen, I'd take a deep breath, count to 100, swallow and digest the rage, and get my heart checked.

The day after tomorrow, September 30th, is World Translation Day. It makes sense. Eight years ago, if all proves true, Mourinho's Man. United would have been champions. The rage Mou felt in 2018, which might have taken a toll on his heart, could now be translated into his fourth Premier League title.