Quotes About Mourinho

The team needs a leader to handle everything with rules and constant stability. Mourinho is the ideal man for that job, and we are delighted about it.

Wherever Mourinho goes, he is a champion.

Mourinho's teams work especially hard, all the players. He has a special, winning mentality, so it is always difficult to face teams that Mourinho manages.

Mourinho is a coach of titles, not football. Or rather, not a football coach if we understand the sport is a spectacle or entertainment for those who watch it, either at home or live in the stadium.

Mourinho is very intelligent; he knows what he's doing. He has the right to act like he wants to act, and he's very successful with it, so who am I to criticise him?

Mourinho is a great coach. He has told me he believes in me, both in person but also publicly.

Admiration from a coach like Mourinho is definitely something that flattered me. It's confirmation of hard work and good performances.

At Porto, under Jose Mourinho, we won everything with a fantastic group of football players. Mourinho built that. He made us succeed, won everything. This has a big impact.

Mourinho is a winner and will remain a winner.

Mourinho's a great coach. He is ambitious and a winner.

They have different styles. Scolari is used to coaching national teams and Mourinho clubs. Both are very successful. They are professionals as well as winners.

I only have words of thanks to Mourinho, he has made me better. I played a lot under him and I was named player of the season with him in the dugout.

I have a very good feeling at Inter, and I don't want to let them down after winning everything and losing Jose Mourinho.

I like Mourinho a lot. He has a good relationship with fans, and he always takes responsibility for his players.

I've always had a good relationship with Mourinho.

I am hugely grateful to Mourinho. He is the coach who gave me my opportunity with Real Madrid, and I wish him lots of luck.

What I liked of Mourinho is his work ethic and the way he organizes his team against the opponent. He knows the strength and weakness of the opponent, and he will give the details for what he wants. And for me, that was impressive.

I remember the first time I saw him play. It was for a Sporting CP youth team. I told my assistant, 'There goes Van Basten's son.' Ronaldo had great technique. He stood out.

Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers with whom I have worked. I had a chance not only to have him as a coach but as a colleague, a friend, a big brother. I had a chance to learn from him, and he was open to receiving advice from me as well, even though I think he knew it all.

Mourinho criticised Eden Hazard for not doing his defensive duties. Eden Hazard is the type of player that you take that responsibility off.

Mourinho asks me to play as I did with Tottenham, but at a higher level.

Regarding Jose Mourinho, I hope I can learn a lot from him - he is a coach with a fantastic record.

But I think it's more normal for my team to have no success than it is to win two consecutive European cups.

I am not someone who holds grudges, and I want to remember the good things about our time with Mourinho.