Mourinho

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Mourinho’s first managerial job came in 2000 as the manager of the Portuguese side Benfica, having worked as a translator and then as a coach under Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon, Porto and Barcelona. As an avid fan of sports books of all kinds, I was pretty excited to get an insight into Jose Mourinho’s mind and philosophy. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition.

They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. And the perspective now is different from 10 years ago, because the perspective then was about spend not-in-a-controlled-way. The author focuses far too much on himself rather then the subject matter the listeners are interested in. That Champions League triumph over Sir Alex made Roman Abramovich sit up and take notice as he bought out Ken Bates having watched Champions League football at Old Trafford wanting to build his dream team capable of winning it at Stamford Bridge. The European elite tournament should be for the European elite, surely; Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and before that the likes of Ajax, Liverpool and Manchester United.

Another whole chapter about how the author broke a story about Chelsea trying to secretly sign Ashley Cole. Having worked at some of the biggest clubs in the world – Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United – Mourinho knows how to deliver when it matters. Roberto Di Matteo, the only Chelsea manager to have won the Champions League, put Mourinho ahead of Sir Alex. But when we beat United in the Champions League I got that beautiful face of a manager which I try to have myself.

I want to stay till the moment Chelsea tells me it’s over, because the results are not good, or they want to go in another direction, or they don’t agree with my style of management - for any reason. So it was not something from a young coach, it was not something from somebody who feels that moment was my moment to change my career. So, in the middle of my unhappiness, I was mature enough to say - hey, these guys were brilliant, because they did very well. He tells how Jose Mourinho would use mind games to try to enhance his own image, while tarnishing his players. He lasted only three months at Benfica, just nine league games in charge, before resigning after a row.I have very conflicting opinions and feelings towards Jose, but I can't help but fall in love with him whilst reading the book. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. José Mourinho is undoubtedly one of the most charismatic and controversial characters in football today. Jako volim i pratim fudbal, pa mi se možda i zbog toga knjiga toliko svidjela (jer znam ko je i šta je Murinjo postigao). He out-thought Guardiola and disabled the team that was supposed to be the best in the history of club football.

Most people take this book as a work of fiction with a few facts thrown in for good measure, but if they are wrong, and Diego is telling the whole truth about Jose Mourinho, then he is one crazy SOB. To have issued the dreaded ‘vote of confidence’ in a manager was something I had never experienced since Abramovich bought the club from Ken Bates and I had set about writing a series of books, including a detailed account of the takeover from former chairman/owner Ken Bates, and of the inner workings of the Abramovich regime. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter.

Gary Cahill believed it too, well, at least publicly as he commented while away with the England squad. A subsequent brief but successful spell at União de Leiria earned a move to Porto, where he won the Portuguese Primeira Liga twice, the UEFA Cup and, in 2004, the Champions League.