Jose Mourinho Quotes (186 Quotes)

I finished the game in Seville with a very bad taste but I am proud of my players and not afraid of the future,

Jose loves living in England. However, any suggestion that he would change his nationality is totally wrong and misleading,

They introduced three world-class players in the second-half and that tipped the balance.

Michael knows when he needs to press on a player, when he needs to calm the game down or to raise the tempo he knows when he needs to screen a player rather than tackle and when he needs to play one or two touches. And to have that ability, that knowledge, at just 22, well, that's priceless.

Barcelona are in a situation where they wouldn't expect to be. The winning team has an emotional advantage and is playing at home. How many times in football have things changed

I don't say we are a defensive team. I say we are a strong team in defensive terms, but at the same time lacking sufficient fluidity in attack because that will take time to come.

I was pleased with Joe Cole. He spoke on the pitch and not in the media.

I always say the best team wins the championship because it is over 38 matches. We do not have to be worried. For us it is about controlling the distance, getting three points or picking up one.

I didn't see it, it was in the opposite corner, so I can make no comment.

He had no stars, no players coming from the moon...They played for the supporters. They just played to win.

We score two goals and we should have scored more. We had 101 points in the championship during 2005. I think that's unbelievable. It's a lot of victories and we started this season better than last.

I think it's time to respect a little bit more my players and my team and Chelsea football club,

He needs to make a decision before the start of the World Cup finals.

I like the situation very much. I think we can score goals. It's different for them, it's one thing to play for this 0-0 and another to look for a result.

I think it's not normal to not concede a goal for so long. I'm happy the goal was not a silly goal or a mistake by one of my players.

The way I use to develop an aerobic condition is three against three, man to man, in a square 20 metres by 20.

I just want to be champion. At home, away, for me, it's just to be champion. If the supporters want very, very much for us to be champions at home, OK, give us an extra push.

I am delighted to be signing this new contract. My heart is with Chelsea and the fantastic group of players I have. They have done a great job this season,

The last three matches in the Champions League against Liverpool have not been good ones. The good one was in the Premiership.

When I'm the first to leave the airport I know what I'm doing. The players will receive no pressure. Tomorrow, all I can do is go on the pitch before the warm up. Take some of the good feeling from the crowd and make it easier on the players.

He is number one in the country in terms of prestige, status and silverware and years at a club,

My family love living in London. It is a fantastic city and a city such as this deserves to host the Olympic Games.

I read that Peter Crouch said that tomorrow and Sunday will be England against Chelsea,

I'm the only one that plays back in England but there are 1,000 reasons to be motivated for this game. This is an international classic. It's the closest you get to an Argentina-Brazil and it means a lot.

The only thing I would like is to have more control of the game in terms of possession.

For sure he is not sleeping so well. But the heart is full and jumping with happiness, so...

Of course this is not a personal thing. Of course the intention is not to hurt the man, the human being, of course not.

This is the kind of performance and result that helps people understand why we're already champions and so close again. This proves we are the best team in the country.

It bothers me because the guy is speaking all the time. We never speak about them,

I hope the winner will be European champion.

I always feel that with a president, an owner - it depends on the structure of the club and the country - the players generally like to see him.

There is no doubt he is best on the right or the left.

The team will be playing differently. We have to adapt.

In the first half we played very well, it was not so good in the second half. But realistically we defended well. They had one single shot at goal and the ball hit the post.

I see the qualities of power and speed. Also his control on the first touch and the way he fights - he's a player who can achieve great success,

Before the end of the game, I rang home so that they could see me becoming a champion (in England). There were only two minutes of injury time left and I wanted them to see our celebration. When the referee blew the final whistle it was beautiful,

When you play at home in the first leg you can try to go out and gain a big win to make it easy for you in the return,

The 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.

I hope to be here enough years to have the experience of my team being in a very difficult position. It will be bad for me but I will enjoy. Back on track Mamma Mia.

It was a block with his hand, yes.

Of course I'm disappointed. A defeat is a defeat even if you don't deserve the defeat. We don't deserve the defeat but it's a defeat. We have zero points out of this game so I'm not happy.

We have lost the balance of our team and we don't have enough cover.

We cannot win every game, this day had to arrive one day. To lose your first home points at the end of January is a magnificent achievement. We are still going in the direction of the title.

I was nine or 10 years old and my father was sacked on Christmas Day. He was a manager, the results had not been good, he lost a game on December 22 or 23. On Christmas Day, the telephone rang and he was sacked in the middle of our lunch.

I 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.

We lost at Manchester City and we didn't deserve it, we lost at Manchester United and didn't deserve it, we lost today and did deserve it.

The aim was achieved calmly, without too much suffering and without having to worry about the outcome of the Marseille-Real game,

It's eight matches, eight victories, 18 goals - I think it's time to respect my players, my team and Chelsea Football Club,

In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents.

This result doesn't make a champion or doesn't decide that the loser cannot be champion. It is just one game. We have dozens and dozens of matches to play.