José Mourinho: Player

José Mourinho is Portuguese association football player and manager. Explore interesting quotes on player.
José Mourinho: 100   quotes 22   likes

“I studied Italian five hours a day for many months to ensure I could communicate with the players, media and fans. [Claudio] Ranieri had been in England for five years and still struggled to say ‘good morning’ and ‘good afternoon.”

José Mourinho

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2009/02/23/1122426/italy-v-england-10-classic-jose-mourinho-quotes
Chelsea FC

Communication , Study

“We would have only lost if there were six Inter players left on the pitch.”

José Mourinho

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2011/04/17/2445365/mourinhos-top-10-how-joses-sides-excel-with-a-man-down
2011

“I understand why he [Alex Ferguson] is a bit emotional. He has some top players in the world and they should be doing a lot better than that… You would be sad if your team gets as clearly dominated by opponents who have been built on 10% of the budget.”

José Mourinho

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-333991/Mourinho-vs-Ferguson-head-head.html
2005

World , Sadness , Understanding

“Young players are a little bit like melons. Only when you open and taste the melon are you 100% sure that the melon is good.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

“I would say if all the names you wrote in the last few days are correct we would have a 50-player squad and I hate to work with big squads.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3769431.stm
Chelsea FC

Hate

“I did it because I want to push my son to do the same. I also did it because I want to push the young players on my team to have a proper haircut, not the Rastafarian or the others they have.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

“A brilliant reaction. I hate it when players just walk off. [Following Arjen Robben's sharp exit down the tunnel after being substituted against Aston Villa. ]”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

Hate

“A player from Man City showed half of his ass for two seconds and it was a big nightmare. But this is a real nightmare.”

José Mourinho

Comparing Petr Cech's nasty injury with Joey Barton's bottom-baring antics.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC