Jose Mourinho

Coach

65 Quotes

I prefer to play against the best players and the best teams and the best coaches. Never personal.

Unhappy is a nice word.

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

Saya Jose Mourinho dan saya tidak berubah. Saya tiba dengan semua kualitas saya dan kekurangan saya.

I was nine or 10 years old and my father was sacked on Christmas Day. He was a manager, the results had not been good, he lost a game on December 22 or 23. On Christmas Day, the telephone rang and he was sacked in the middle of our lunch.

So I know all about the ups and downs of football, I know that one day I will be sacked.

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

The team is completely close. Anything you say outside, there is no chance it will go inside. So the team is really strong and compact. We know what we want and how to achieve it on the pitch.

There has been evolution in many different areas - the way I read the game; the way I prepare the game; the way I train; the methodology... I feel better and better. But there is one point where I cannot change: when I face the media, I am never a hypocrite.

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.

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.

Money does not guarantee success.

I'm not afraid to lose my job, and when you're not afraid, you don't feel any pressures. You are not too worried; you can express yourself in a different way. It makes you better, I think.

Ketika pemain bintang tiba, tim sudah ada. Jadi bukan dia yang datang untuk menemukan tim, seperti Columbus menemukan Amerika. Pemain datang untuk membantu tim menjadi lebih baik.

Football is a game about feelings and intelligence.

When I face the media, maybe I don't feel it now, here with you, because it's a different sort of interview, but when I face the media before or after the game, I feel it as part of the game.

I remember playing at Old Trafford, and the way to the dugout was always nice. It was never like in other stadiums.

The only thing I would like is to have more control of the game in terms of possession.

Especially when you play at home, you need a good atmosphere behind you.

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

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