Jose Mourinho is an enigmatic and extremely intelligent individual, a man who understands how to play with the media and with people’s minds. He is good and evil in equal measures – the master motivator and the master baiter.
Jose Mourinho has his faults – but just one glance at what he says to the press (see Jose Mourinho’s quotes) tells you that he is constantly pushing people around him and the rules in order to get what he wants. He is driven by a hunger to succeed that is seldom seen in even the best of people and it’s that winning habit that he manages to empower his players with.
Jose Mourinho – a man who wins titles, consistently. How many other managers can say that?
So is Jose Mourinho the final choice? If the BBC is to be believed, then it’s certainly so. It has reported that the English FA have made an approach to the former...
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Written by Subhankar Mondal. 2 comments
Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson, Michel Platini, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Fabio Capello, Franz Beckenbauer…… Take you pick, it’s free for all at the moment. But what if the captain of England is asked to make his choice? Whom would...
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Written by Subhankar Mondal. 2 comments
I’d love to believe all I read in the papers, but I have a cynical disposition when it comes to the managerial merry-go-round which has been busily whirling for the last eight weeks in England.
It started with José Mourinho parting...
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They’re a fickle sort, the Football Association. 18 games into a four-year contract, Steve McLaren was dismissed following his failure to qualify for Euro 2008.
While fickle, I have to say I totally agree with the FA’s...
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Written by Alan Worrall. 4 comments
The sacking of McLaren on Thursday came as no surprise. To be honest, even if England had qualified, McLaren would have been unemployed next summer. Another thing that was not surprising was Mourinho’s emergence as most fans’ favourite...
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Written by Andrei. 10 comments
The names tied to Steve McLaren’s succession as England manager are flocking, both in the British press as well as abroad. The job divides opinion: some consider it one of the top international posts, while others see it as a poisoned chalice,...
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Written by Marco Pantanella. 12 comments
Chelsea Football Club was shocked by the departure of Jose Mourinho on 20th September, and after their 2-0 loss to Manchester United in Avram Grant’s first game fans would have hoped that it could only improve.
Now, however, with the...
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Written by Jason Pereira. 2 comments
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Written by franky. 17 comments
Back in May we put up a Jose Mourinho page on Soccerlens, full of the (former) Chelsea manager’s greatest quotes.
After the Special One’s departure, it only seems right to update what is the most complete list of Jose Mourinho quotes...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. One comment
Martin Jol thinks that no one – NO ONE! – could have done better than him at Tottenham in the time that he’s been there.
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