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I hate to speak about individuals. Players don't win you trophies, teams win trophies, squads win trophies.

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Jose Mourinho
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 26
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I asked the players: 'Do you want to enjoy the game? Or do you want to enjoy after the game?' The players told me they wanted to enjoy after the game so I said: 'OK, then we will enjoy after the game'.
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Without emotional control you cannot play, influence you cannot react. You have to know what you have to do and not react. You have to be cool.
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At the very least we should be given a bit of credit and a little bit of space, and maybe the media should think we could help them discover why English teams do not win European competitions.
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