You’ll miss Mourinho after you read his interesting quotes on the game

Oh Jose. After his dismal performances in the League,his sacking did not really come as a surprise to anyone. Knowing Roman Abramovic’s crazy fetish of sacking managers and the self-pride Jose holds, he would have been thinking on the same lines. Despite his terrible form, though, fans always stood behind him. They supported the special one through his fall and solely believed that it was the team and not him which was responsible for their position in the league table.

None-the-less, it would not be just the Chelsea fans who would be missing him. He is so infamous for his antics on the pitch and the press conferences that it comes as a surprise when he behaves normally! Known for his quick wit and sharp tactics, here are some of his best quotes which would surely remind you of  his wacky times in the Premier League with Chelsea!

Ricardo Carvalho and Mourinho go a long way back, from Porto to Chelsea, and even share a common Real Madrid! Even when he had been managing a player for oh-so-many years, he could not stop himself from being blunt with his team or the press. And he did quite the same with Ricardo.

Ricardo Carvalho, arguably one of the best defenders in Chelsea history, was not happy with his exclusion from the team in the opener of the 2005 season. He took his turns to criticize the manager for not giving him a chance, and Mourinho did not  take that as a bitter pill. He rather replied back in the spectacular fashion. He also went on to say- ‘He has worked with me for four years [at Porto] and I do not understand these quotes, he probably needs to see a doctor.’ You just don’t mess with this Portuguese man.

Yes, sir! We believe in you! After Roman Abramovic’s arrival at the club, and along with it the flood of Russian oil money, Jose Mourinho had a whole new set of players he could now manage, including the likes of Micheal Ballack and Didier Drogba. Of course sir, you could have got these players for null and have anyhow managed to win the league anyway!  How can we ever doubt “The Special One?”

On a less sarcastic note, he did manage to guide his team to victory in the very first season in charge of the club, which is really a commendable feat. Non-the-less, not all credit goes to him!

When Chelsea came under the scanner of the FFP(Financial Fair Play) scheme of UEFA, they severely cut down on their spending and could not afford to buy the players they really wanted. Yes, we do understand it really contradicts his previous quote, but well…

The Financial Fair play did not go well at all with the Portuguese and made a witty remark to explain his plight to the media and the fans. This guy sure has a way to put things in a comical new way.

Irony as we know it! This was the boss’s reaction after Tottenham drew with the club at 0-0. While Chelsea for once did try to attack, Spurs gave Chelsea a piece of their own, playing the bus against them. Not many chances could even reach the keeper, and the ones which did were easily stopped.

Jose couldn’t handle his own mastermind brain when put against himself.

Back in the 2006-07 season,  Chelsea fell to an injury crisis midway through the season. With many players healing in the physio’s room, the manager was asked on how he would manage the team considering the winter transfer market just closed. With Ashley Cole, their star fullback also succumbing to an injury, this is what the man had to say after a 3-0 win against Blackburn.

They went on to lose the league by 6 points only to Manchester United despite the injury issues.

This caused quite the debacle. Makelele had retired from International football after the 2006 World Club. But then, due to unknown reasons, he was named in the squad for the 2008 Euros for France by the coach Raymond Domenech. As he was called up by his National team he had no other option but to play for them.

This necessity came due to a rule by the FIFA which suggests a ban from club football for a player if he refuses to play for his national team. This prompted Mourinho to compare Makelele to a slave, which was highly condemned by the entire European footballing fraternity.

During his golden time at Chelsea, he had quite the choice for his starting lineup and was spoilt for choice. The fans were confused on why the man did not choose a single player and kept on rotating his players despite the constant results his regular team provided.

In this particular case, it was in the context of  Joe Cole, Arjen Robben and Damien Duff. While he often used to rotate these three, he was questioned on the same. Being his comical self,  he yet again managed to relate his situation with a simple yet funny example!

Jose Mourinho is not one of those men who could admit their mistakes as and when they happen. Yet another example, which ruined his image in front of millions of football fans worldwide, was when he accused Lionel Messi of diving.

Chelsea and Barcelona had met in the Round of 16 in the 2005/06 season, at Stanford Bridge. This match was seen to be a revenge of sorts for the Catalan team, who had lost against the same opposition at the same stage a season ago. Jose Mourinho, unable to keep his disappointment to himself, pointed fingers to the referee and accused the Argentine of diving in the 80th minute of the game. 

You know you mean business when you are confident enough to proclaim yourself as the best. And you know you are a class apart when you end up giving yourself a nickname which would last for an eternity. Announcing his entrance to the club in a spectacular way the likes of which English football had not seen.

Jose Mourinho, Ladies and Gentlemen. “The Special One.”

We’ll surely miss your antics back here at the Premier League.