Quotes About Mourinho

I played under Mourinho and went through good and bad spells with him. You could be playing a game and he has it in him to drag you off after half an hour and then he won't talk to you. And that can kill a player.

Upon his arrival at Chelsea, Mourinho spoke to me. He gives me confidence and I'm trying to return all such support on the pitch.

I like Mourinho's sessions: very dynamic, always with the ball. There are no really long sessions or talks. He understands what a footballer needs: twenty minutes, that's it. No time to lose concentration.

Mourinho is different. He stands out in many ways.

Ferran Soriano, who said privately at the time: 'The Mourinho brand, added to the Barça brand, has the potential to make our product enormous.

Jose Mourinho is a big star... he's cool.

Wolfsburg might be a smaller club when you look at reputations and I thought about it long and hard. I could have stayed at Chelsea. Mourinho told me that I would get my chance. You have to make a decision, though, and in the end I only wanted to play football again.

Mourinho follows his personality - staying close to his own way - he chooses that, and he has been very successful with it. I can only have respect for that.

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

The best coach I have ever worked with is certainly Jose Mourinho. He has an unparalleled passion.

I love playing for Mourinho. He is honest and sticks to his guns.

I had other offers, but Mourinho is Mourinho. It's exciting to work with him, he is the best coach in the world and I want to work with him for a long time.

When Jose Mourinho went to Real Madrid many moons ago, he no question was the man, but he turned them into a defensive side. He went to Chelsea, won the league and all of a sudden he's on the up again. The following year, complete and utter dismay and then he turned Manchester United into a side that finished sixth.

The big clubs will always talk about the same names such as Ancelotti, Mourinho, and Wenger. Louis Van Gaal is always in there as well. He has his own style and is a very determined man. He knows exactly what he wants. He's got direction, the ability and experience at big clubs such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

Mourinho is a bit arrogant, but you've got to like him.

His ambition for victory sets Mourinho apart. He wants to win every game, so he prepares all the smallest details; in training, at the game, everything. I loved to work with him.

Mourinho is a legend at Porto.

I'm really looking forward to working under Mourinho.

If Mourinho loses 4-1, he doesn't sleep well.

I've got the luck of having Jose Mourinho to learn from.

It's rare to see Mourinho manage three years at the same team.