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I'm not a defender of old or new football managers. I believe in good ones and bad ones, those that achieve success and those that don't.

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Jose Mourinho
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 26
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I fell a bit in love with Celtic, because the atmosphere was amazing and the crowd was magnificent, the way they behaved with the Porto fans.
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Four wins in four matches. It could not be better... the world is fantastic.
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I want to congratulate again Mike Dean. I think his performance was unbelievable and I think when referees have unbelievable performances, I think it's fair that as managers we give them praise. So fantastic performance.
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Football is a more beautiful game in high definition.
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In my teams, when we win, we all win, and when we lose, I lose.
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Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.
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Facing the press is not easy, but because you have to go, you have to try to take a lot of positive things for yourself from these face-to-face meetings.
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So I know all about the ups and downs of football, I know that one day I will be sacked.
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It’s not important how we play. If you have a Ferrari and I have a small car, to beat you in a race I have to break your wheel or put sugar in your tank.
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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.
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Wenger has been Arsenal's coach for 15 years but he hasn't won even a Carling Cup for six years. Benitez hasn't won a league title in six years but they continue to keep him as Liverpool's coach. This is not the Italian mentality. To stay here I must continue winning and do well.
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The reality is he's a specialist because eight years without a piece of silverware ... that is failure.
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If at the end of the season I'm leaving the club, you have the right to come to me and say: 'Jose, you are a liar'
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When I saw Rijkaard entering the referee's dressing room I couldn't believe it. When Didier Drogba was sent off, I wasn't surprised.
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No club moves me from Chelsea until Chelsea wants me to move because I want to be where I am loved.
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Ranieri? He's right in what he says: I am very demanding of myself and I need to win to be secure about things. That's why I've won so many trophies in my career. He, on the other hand, has the mentality of someone who doesn't need to win and at nearly 70 years old he has won a Supercoppa and another small cup. He's too old to change his mindset.
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People don't know about football. They think they know about it but they don't know much.
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The problem with Chelsea is I lack a striker. I have Samuel Eto'o but he is 32 years old - maybe 35, who knows?
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A great pianist doesn't run around the piano or do push ups with his fingers. To be great, he plays the piano. ...being a footballer is not about running, push-ups or physical work generally. The best way to be a great footballer is to play.
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Dogs bark and the caravan goes by.
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