2012 - 2013 Football Thread! - Page 377

Mourinho was asked why he failed—"What failure? I was correct with my methods, just as I was correct in not picking your beloved youngsters"

Mourinho—"It hurts me when Inter Milan do not win. I rejoice when I see Chelsea winning. It hurts me when Porto do not win. That's how I am"

Mourinho—"Valdano, Garcíá Remón, López Caro, Luxemburgo, Schuster, Juande Ramos, and Pellegrini. 18 managers in 21 years, I'm here 3 years."

Mourinho—"Toshack, Di Stéfano, Antić, Beenhakker, Floro, Del Bosque, Arsenio, Capello, Heynckes, Hiddink, Queiroz, Capello again, Camacho…"

Amazing moment when Mourinho names all 18 previous Madrid managers one by one comparing their achievements to his. One journalist walks out.

Mourinho—"The day that I leave, be it this year, next year or in three years, you will get no interviews or words from me. La vida es bella"

Mourinho heaps praise on Barcelona—"I feel a privileged one, to have been able to break up the dominance within Spain of such a great club"

Mourinho—"My work is judged in relation to what I've achieved in the past. I take blame for that; for having won so much, so much, so much…"

Mourinho—"They say I'll go because of pressure from the press? No that's not an issue. The only pressure I feel is what I place upon myself"

Mourinho to Madrid-leaning journalists—"You want to forget my title win? Well 20 years without a European Cup win can't be forgotten either"

Mourinho turns to one of the reporters in the room, says "Oh you want a piece of paper too?" then distributes his sheet of achievements out.

Mourinho on his title win—"This Barcelona side is the best team of the last 20-30 years and that gives even more credit to what I achieved"

Mourinho slips into the third person—"5 [Champions League] semi finals in 21 years. The Mourinho you label a failure managed 3 in 3 years!"

Mourinho—"The 3 Champions League semi finals I took Madrid to cannot be called easy considering 18 prior coaches in 21 years reached only 5"

Mourinho on infighting—"Problems manifest when certain people believe they are bigger than [the coach]…I have no problems with team players"

Mourinho twists the knife into Casillas—"My biggest regret of the last 3 years? I regret that I did not go out and sign Diego López earlier"

Mourinho rounds on Spain's media—"Perhaps I didn't do enough but there are La Liga records that are mine and no one can take them from me"