Mourinho left as the most successful manager in Chelsea's history, having won six trophies for the club in three years. [40] At this time, Porto was in fifth place in the Liga (behind Sporting CP, Boavista, União de Leiria and Benfica), had been eliminated from the Taça de Portugal and was in last place in their UEFA Champions League second group stage. With Robson as head coach and Mourinho as his assistant, Porto reached the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, and won the 1993–94 Taça de Portugal, the 1994–95 and 1995–96 Portuguese championship, and the 1994, 1995 and 1996 Portuguese Super Cup, the latter with a 5–0 victory over arch-rivals Benfica, in what proved to be Robson's last game at Porto before moving to Barcelona, earning Robson the nickname "Bobby Five-O" in Portugal. Tottenham are back in the League Cup final, where they face Premier League leaders Manchester City in April, and take on Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday. [182] In the 2011–12 season, Madrid won La Liga nine points clear of second-placed Barcelona, breaking many records, including points collected (100) and goals scored (121). [18], Mourinho has also been a part of social initiatives and charity work, helping with a youth project, bringing Israeli and Palestinian children together through football and donating his "lucky" jacket to Tsunami Relief, earning £22,000 for the charity. Premier League title tilts have floundered, while the 2018-19 campaign ended with a Champions League final loss to Liverpool. [44][45], Liverpool are a team that interests everyone and Chelsea does not interest me so much because it is a new project with lots of money invested in it. [211] Later that year, he labelled Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger "a voyeur" after being irked at what he saw as the latter's apparent obsession with Chelsea. He was awarded a second medal within minutes, which he also threw into the crowd. [173], Mourinho has been noted for his tactical prowess,[174][175][176] game management,[177] and adaptability to different situations. On 2 June 2004, Mourinho moved to Chelsea on a three-year contract, after a £1.7 million compensation package was agreed with Porto. If they do, then of course."[74]. [citation needed], Inter struggled in their first two matches of the new season. [221] Their first child, daughter Matilde, was born in 1996 and they had their first son, José Mário Jr four years later. Mourinho [as manager of Chelsea] fielded Kurt Zouma, a central defender, in midfield, sitting deep, and won the game with 28% possession. [189], Mourinho is widely regarded by several players and coaches to be one of the best managers of his generation and one of the greatest ever managers. [137] Mourinho was subsequently named as Premier League Manager of the Season, with Chelsea losing just three matches all season. On 22 May 2012, Mourinho signed a new four-year contract to remain as Real Madrid manager through to 2016. [180] At Inter, he won his first Serie A title alternating between a 4–3–3 and a diamond[181] and in his second season, the signings of Samuel Eto'o, Diego Milito, Wesley Sneijder and Goran Pandev, along with that of Thiago Motta, enabled him to play a 4–2–3–1 formation, effectively becoming a pure 4–5–1 without the ball, with which he won the treble that season. [59] Mourinho stated that he only intended to make a few major signings in the summer. The team lost the Supercoppa to Lazio 2–1 and drew 1–1 with newly promoted Bari at the San Siro. [229] The dog had not been sufficiently inoculated but the situation was resolved after it was returned to Portugal and Mourinho received a police caution. [208] After an investigation of the incident, Mourinho was given a two-match touchline ban for his behaviour and both Chelsea and the manager were fined by UEFA, though the body confirmed that it did not hold Mourinho personally responsible for Frisk's retirement. [170] He secured his first ever win as a manager at St James' Park on 15 July 2020 when Tottenham defeated Newcastle by a scoreline of 3–1. In the first match of the 2007–08 season, Chelsea beat Birmingham City 3–2 to set a new record of 64 consecutive home league matches without defeat. Figo was on the verge of leaving Inter under Mancini due to a lack of playing time, but in his final season Mourinho used him frequently. [235] In October 2010, Mourinho was ranked number nine on the list of Most Influential Men published by AskMen.com. [11][12] In 2019, he became manager of Tottenham Hotspur. 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"[143], On 27 May 2016, Mourinho signed a three-year contract with Manchester United, with an option to stay at the club until at least 2020. Tottenham are now just ONE game away from securing their first trophy … Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho wants to celebrate a landmark year for Spurs' chairman Daniel Levy by ending the club's long trophy drought. Chelsea had attempted to sign Shevchenko in the preceding two years but Milan rebuffed Abramovich's interest in him. Manchester United: Europa League Winners, (23/05/2017) Real Madrid: Copa del Rey Winners, (2011-04-20) Internazionale FC: UEFA Champions League Winners, (2010-05-22) Mourinho believed in reactive football. In a 2013–14 Champions League knockout game against Paris Saint-Germain, when Chelsea needed one goal within 10 minutes to progress, he played a risky 4–1–2–3 in the last quarter, which led to Demba Ba's winning goal. [233] Mourinho was chosen to voice Pope Francis in a Vatican-approved Portuguese animated film marking the 2017 centenary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fátima. He retained Steve Clarke, a long-serving former player at Chelsea, who had also performed an assistant managerial-type role under previous managers at the club. One week later, the two teams met again in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League, Real Madrid's furthest advance in the tournament since the 2003 semi-finals, as the club was knocked out in the 2004 quarter-finals, and then from 2005 to 2010 the club had suffered six consecutive exits at the round of 16. Mancini also failed to dominate in the midfield and addressing these shortcomings in the transfer market became a priority for Inter. [111] Bayern manager Jupp Heynckes said that Mourinho "came to the dressing room to congratulate my players and coaching staff after the game. On 23 October 2016, Mourinho made his first visit back to Chelsea with Manchester United since leaving in December 2015. [80], On 28 April 2010, José Mourinho reached the Champions League final for the second time in his career after Inter beat holders Barcelona 3–2 on aggregate, despite losing 1–0 at Camp Nou (which Mourinho called "the most beautiful defeat of my life"). This loss left the Nerazzurri seven points above their crosstown rivals with only two games remaining. [77] Also, his difficult relationship with young striker Mario Balotelli and the team's loss of form that led Inter to achieve only seven points in six games (with three of those games, including a shock 1–3 defeat at the hands of Sicilian minnows Catania, happening during Mourinho's ban) were heavily criticised by the media and pundits.
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