Quote

The only way to stop Messi is to double mark him. One player to stay on him and the other to help out.

Jose Mourinho

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Jose Mourinho
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 26
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Coach
Diplomat
Setubal
Jose Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix
Jose Mario dos Santos Mourinho Felix
The Special One
Way
Messi
Double
Mark
Stay
Player
Stop
Help
Helping

More quotes by Jose Mourinho

Image
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.
Jose Mourinho
Image
Four wins in four matches. It could not be better... the world is fantastic.
Jose Mourinho
Image
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.
Jose Mourinho
Image
It is like having a blanket that is too small for the bed, you pull the blanket up to keep your chest warm, and your feet stick out. I cannot buy a bigger blanket because the supermarket is closed. But the blanket I have is made of cashmere. So it's good.
Jose Mourinho
Image
Like me or not, I am the only one who has won the world's three most important leagues. So, maybe instead of the 'Special One', people should start calling me the 'Only One'.
Jose Mourinho
Image
You can have the top stars to bring the attention, you can have the best stadium, you can have the best facilities, you can have the most beautiful project in terms of marketing and all this kind of thing. But if you don't win... All the work these people are doing is forgotten.
Jose Mourinho
Image
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.
Jose Mourinho
Image
Ronaldinho is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, but neither are as good as Leo Messi. He holds numerous records, such as the most goals scored in a single La Liga season and the most goals scored in a calendar year. I'm more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. He has everything. We must protect him.
Jose Mourinho
Image
You don't have to love me. You don't even have to like me, but you will respect me.
Jose Mourinho
Image
Unhappy is a nice word.
Jose Mourinho
Image
The Porto players were with me for two and a half years, they believed in me, in my methods, in the way we do it. The next day I go and a manager arrives who works completely differently.
Jose Mourinho
Image
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.'
Jose Mourinho
Image
The world is so competitive, aggressive, consumive, selfish and during the time we spend here we must be all but that.
Jose Mourinho
Image
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.
Jose Mourinho
Image
Football is a game about feelings and intelligence.
Jose Mourinho
Image
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.
Jose Mourinho
Image
He is someone I respect [Beckham] as a man and as a player. He is the captain of England and has been a European champion. I have never been critical of him and reports implying that are incorrect as I've never made comments about him
Jose Mourinho
Image
So I know all about the ups and downs of football, I know that one day I will be sacked.
Jose Mourinho
Image
In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents.
Jose Mourinho
Image
Especially when you play at home, you need a good atmosphere behind you.
Jose Mourinho