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.
Jose MourinhoI know the questions will be around the money, the amount Chelsea had to spend to bring him here but that's the reality of modern football. Big teams only want big players, big players are in big clubs, big clubs want to keep their big players.
Jose MourinhoThe moral of the story is not to listen to those who tell you not to play the violin but stick to the tambourine.
Jose MourinhoIf I wanted to have an easy job, working with the big protection of what I have already done before, I would have stayed at Porto - beautiful blue chair, the Uefa Champions League trophy, God, and after God, me.
Jose MourinhoThis is football from the 19th century. It's very difficult to play a football match when only one team wants to play. A football match is about two teams playing. I told Big Sam, they need points. To come here the way they did, is that acceptable? Maybe it is, they need points. The only thing I could bring more was Black & Decker - a Black & Decker to destroy the West Ham wall.
Jose Mourinho