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Jose Mourinho: Loved in Chelsea and loathed at Real Madrid?
Mourinho is one of world football’s most decorated coaches. He is also one of the most controversial in the business and is now strongly tipped for a return to English football, with Chelsea leading the way for his services. Courtesy Photo
Posted Saturday, May 4 2013 at 01:00
In Summary
With Mourinho looking to be nearing the finale of his Madrid affair, inevitable end-of-relationship questions arise.
Was I better off with the ex? Am I more or less in love than I was before? Is it better to stay put?Like a lover in a stale relationship, Jose Mourinho has fluttered his eyelashes in the direction of the Premier League, with former squeeze Chelsea the apparent object of his desire, writes BBC Sport’s Stephan Shemilt.
There have been seven ‘next guys’ through the Stamford Bridge entrance door since Mourinho’s exit.
Carlo Ancelotti matched his achievement by winning the title, while Roberto Di Matteo went one better by bringing owner Roman Abramovich the Champions League crown he coveted above all others.
When Di Matteo was sacked in a move similarly unpopular as the removal of Mourinho, Abramovich, in Nevin’s words, “trawled the world and found the manager the fans least wanted” by appointing Benitez.
With the Spaniard leaving Stamford Bridge at the end of the season and Mourinho set to exit Real, he and Chelsea look to be available to one another once more.
There is, however, one question remaining for The Special One, one that maybe even he cannot answer.
Will the ex take me back?
Mour’s major cups
Porto: Primeira Liga (2002-03, 03-04); Uefa Cup (2002-03); Champions League (2003-04)
Chelsea: Premier League (2004-05, 05-06); FA Cup (2006-07); League Cup (2004-05, 06-07)
Inter Milan: Serie A (2008-09, 09-10); Coppa Italia (2009-10); Champions League (2009-10)
Real Madrid: La Liga (2011-12); Copa del Rey (2010-11)
His outspoken nature
His arrival: “Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a special one.”
On Wenger: “Wenger has a real problem with us and I think he is what you call in England a voyeur. He is someone who likes to watch other people. There are some guys who, when they are at home, have this big telescope to look into the homes of other people and see what is happening. Wenger must be one of them - and it is a sickness.”
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