SUMMARY
- Jose Mourinho is one of the greatest soccer coaches.
- Mourinho has coached great teams like Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham.
The guy known as “The Special One,” Jose Mourinho, is among the greatest soccer managers in history. He is well known for his one-on-one coaching method that brings out the best in players and his strategic play style. Also, he has won numerous trophies and is regarded as one of the top managers in the soccer community.
The Special One has had an incredible career as a manager, having held positions at Porto, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham, and Chelsea for two spells. In addition, his players and fans of soccer have evolved to respect him over time. He also admitted recently that he would fail managing at Chelsea FC in today’s time on a podcast.
🔵 CHELSEA’S ‘ANIMALS’
José Mourinho reveals he couldn’t manage today like he did with Chelsea’s vintage.
🗣️ “At Stamford Bridge, every match, if we arrived at half-time not winning by a two goal difference, I would be mad!” 😡
📺 Full interview: https://t.co/gdMHDYMOe5 pic.twitter.com/2pCZ24mLSN
— The Obi One Podcast (@obionepodcast) December 19, 2023
Recently Mourinho told The Obi One podcast about his time at Chelsea FC and what were the scenes at halftime back then. He said, “I remember at halftime I destroyed everything..even the massage table sometimes going in the air. At Stamford Bridge, every match if we arrived at half-time not winning by a two-goal difference, I would be mad!” said Jose regarding the half-time scenes at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s home ground.
Jose has been a legend for many clubs he has managed and has immense respect from the soccer community. He is a serial winner as whichever clubs he has managed he has won something for them apart from his stint at Tottenham FC in the English Premier League.
Chelsea players were left in tears after Jose Mourinho was sacked in 2007
After a great stint at FC Porto, where he won the coveted Champions League, Mourinho was named manager of Chelsea. ‘The Special One’ was the self-assured Portuguese who came to England. Also, in his first season, he delivered the Premier League title, instantly living up to that reputation.
However, the Chelsea players weren’t happy when Mourinho was fired in 2007. According to John Terry, the Chelsea team room sobbed and pleaded with the board to overturn Jose Mourinho’s 2007 dismissal. Also, the scenes in the dressing room after Jose announced his sacking to the players were heartbreaking according to former Chelsea captain John Terry.
On this day in 2015, Jose Mourinho lifted his 3rd Premier League title with Chelsea & his last one too to this date. . pic.twitter.com/HQ6ZDC3QPK
— Nouman (@nomifooty) May 3, 2020
Terry told Sky Sports: “We was all in tears it was one of those moments where obviously there were whispers going around at the time, we wasn’t performing well, we wasn’t doing well in the league.” Some of the team’s biggest players, notably Didier Drogba, who “was inconsolable,” started crying after hearing Mourinho’s address.
Such was the love for the legendary manager Jose Mourinho for his players back then, the aura that he created in the heads of the players for him was massive. To this date, players love him and respect him wherever he manages and for whichever club he manages despite the rivalry between them.