To me, attacking football happens when Makelele gets the ball and passes it to the central defender who passes it to the right-back who comes forward and judges the situation. If he can do something he passes forward or runs with the ball, if not he gives it back to Makelele who builds the attack again. That is attacking football. In England attacking football is giving the ball to Makelele and having him hit it forward no matter what, even if everybody is marked.
Jose MourinhoFootball is a game based on emotion and intelligence. Anyone can be clever, the trick is not to think the other guy is stupid.
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 MourinhoThe negative side of football. The negative side of our society. People sometimes go to football and bring to it the negative aspects of our society.
Jose MourinhoInstead of speaking about Real Madrid, Mr Wenger should speak about Arsenal and explain how he lost 2-0 against a team in the Champions League for the first time [Braga]. The history about the young kids is getting old now. Sagna, Clichy, Walcott, Fabregas, Song, Nasri, Van Persie, Arshavin are not kids. They are all top players.
Jose Mourinho