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Some of football's biggest names had an easier path to the top, others were never favorites to succeed. From failing as a player, to teaching at schools, to being Bobby Robson's "translator" at Barça… to becoming an all time great. The unknown rise of José Mourinho: [a thread]
![Iconic_Mourinho's tweet image. Some of football's biggest names had an easier path to the top, others were never favorites to succeed.
From failing as a player, to teaching at schools, to being Bobby Robson's "translator" at Barça… to becoming an all time great.
The unknown rise of José Mourinho: [a thread]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS2oz7ZXAAA4wCo.jpg)
Throwback to when Roma were down to 9 men at home, needing to hold the score. Mourinho wrote a note with a tactical tweak and told a ball boy to deliver it to the goalkeeper. And the cameras caught everything, giving us a fantastic image.
When José Mourinho joined Inter (2008), there were many rumours that Frank Lampard was in negotiations to join as well. In Mourinho's opening press conference in Italy, a reporter tried to sneak in a question about it. Mourinho's response got the room applauding😂
19 years since José Mourinho told Roman Abramovich "pay, and don't speak" (see video below), regarding a 26 year old unknown striker called Didier Drogba. Abramovich listened, and a legend was born. Drogba still refers to Mourinho as "his dad". A historic happening👏
In 2005, Mourinho was suspended by Uefa ahead of a UCL knock-out match at Chelsea (vs Bayern), meaning he couldn't even be in the locker room. But he went to the locker room anyway, and had to leave hidden in a laundry basket… An all-time great story😂
One of the craziest rants in the history of Italian football, by José Mourinho. Inter were ahead in the 2009 title race, but the media were all on a polemic Balotelli dive, in the previous match. So Mourinho stood up for him… and trashed everyone on the way. "It seems to me…
That one crazy stat that José Mourinho once went 9 years in a row without losing a home league match (2002-2011). Through 4 leagues, 107 teams failed to beat him across 150 different matches (125 wins, 25 draws). Unrepeatable - the record hasn't even come close to being broken.
Throwback to when Man United were being cheap and slow in the transfer market, so José Mourinho arrived at the press conference room and asked if they were saving money from the water too. You can see why the owners wanted him out😂
José Mourinho told Ibrahimović that it was a mistake to leave Inter to go to Barcelona before he even left. Inter Milan went on to win a historic treble, knocking out Zlatan's Barça along the way. Zlatan ended up retiring having won every club trophy… except the UCL. Damn.