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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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“Four wins in four matches. It could not be better... the world is fantastic.”

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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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“A player who dives and wins a penalty in Portugal, or Spain or Italy is considered clever, experienced, cunning, someone who understands the game. In England a player who wins a penalty like that is a cheat.”

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“Ranieri? He's right in what he says: I am very demanding of myself and I need to win to be secure about things. That's why I've won so many trophies in my career. He, on the other hand, has the mentality of someone who doesn't need to win and at nearly 70 years old he has won a Supercoppa and another small cup. He's too old to change his mindset.”

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“Wenger has been Arsenal's coach for 15 years but he hasn't won even a Carling Cup for six years. Benitez hasn't won a league title in six years but they continue to keep him as Liverpool's coach. This is not the Italian mentality. To stay here I must continue winning and do well.”

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“Arsenal have won that advantage, nobody gave it to them. By playing fantastic football and by winning matches and by winning trophies, they won that respect that the opponent has for them.”

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“I hate to speak about individuals. Players don't win you trophies, teams win trophies, squads win trophies.”

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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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“Look at the way teams play against Arsenal. They don't believe they can win. They don't believe.”

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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 won't say we have to win. I won't put that pressure. But we can't lose.”

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“You can have the top stars to bring the attention, you can have the best stadium, you can have the best facilities, you can have the most beautiful project in terms of marketing and all this kind of thing. But if you don't win... All the work these people are doing is forgotten.”

“You win by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality, by expressing yourself individually but in the team context.”

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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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“Everybody was waiting for Chelsea not to win every game and one day when we lose there will be a holiday in the country. But we are ready for that.”

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“To be the ultimate team, you must use your body and your mind. Draw up on the resources of your teammates. Choose your steps wisely and you will win. Remember, only teams succeed.”

“In my teams, when we win, we all win, and when we lose, I lose.”

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“You have to win and especially, as I have, you have to win a trophy for the first time.”

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About the Author

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

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