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Football team manager

Jose Mourinho, born on January 26, 1963, is a Portuguese football coach renowned for his unique tactical approach and leadership style. He has coached several top clubs, including Real Madrid, Chelsea, and Manchester United. Mourinho has achieved great success in football, winning multiple domestic league titles and international competitions.

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“Three years without a Premiership title? I don't think I would still be in a job.”

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“People don't know about football. They think they know about it but they don't know much.”

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“Football is a game based on emotion and intelligence. Anyone can be clever, the trick is not to think the other guy is stupid.”

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“Look at my haircut. I am ready for the war. The objective is to win the Premiershp. I don't want to dominate, to finish without defeat, record points or goals or consecutive wins. The Premiership is so difficult you cannot be focused on that. I just think about winning.”

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“Yes, Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premier League been since I left? If I was at a top club in England I think the title race might have been a lot closer this year.”

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“I always think there's our age in ID terms but then there's our real age because for me the real age is not the age on your ID. That's just a date when you were born. The real age, the real ID is your body, your brain, your attitude.”

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“Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.”

“And I think because of the passion of every English player and every English supporter, and every English journalist for the game, most of the game is played with passion, love for football and instinct, but in football you also have to think.”

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“I think the best place to work in football is England.”

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“At the very least we should be given a bit of credit and a little bit of space, and maybe the media should think we could help them discover why English teams do not win European competitions.”

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“But I think it's more normal for my team to have no success than it is to win two consecutive European cups.”

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“I followed an Italian manager and it cannot be easy when you follow a manager who thinks very differently.”

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“I feel I have a lot to learn from English football and I am completely open to good influences in my way of thinking. But I also have things to give them.”

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“If you look at revenge we are still winning three one you know, so I don't think it is a question of revenge, is a question of a personal thing”

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“I think boring is a team that plays at home and can not score a goal.”

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“I intend to give my best, to improve things and to create the football team in relation to my image and my football philosophy. I'm not a defender of old or new football managers. I believe in good ones and bad ones, those that achieve success and those that don't. Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.”

“I want to congratulate again Mike Dean. I think his performance was unbelievable and I think when referees have unbelievable performances, I think it's fair that as managers we give them praise. So fantastic performance.”

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“I think it's clearly the result of something that looks like a campaign.”

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“When the players think you are strong and that you trust them, it helps them to have a good attitude.”

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About the Author

Born: January 26, 1963
Known for: Football team manager
Quotes: 136

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