Jose Mourinho accepts that there will be “nothing special” about him if his attempts to bring silverware to United fails.The Portuguese coach famously dubbed himself ‘the Special One’ upon arriving in the Premier League with Chelsea in 2004.
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Upon arriving in the Premier League, the Portuguese couch proved himself as ‘the Special One’ with Chelsea in 2004.The only way Mourinho will be considered as Red Devils supporters with more success as he attempts to win their first championship after Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement.
Mourinho told reporters, “Connections start before titles are won but it is success that brings empathy between the supporters and managers and makes that connection become really strong.”
“I have a three-year contract here and if I am here for three years the people will know that I have given everything to the club and that I am a professional and dedicated coach who gives himself 24 hours a day to United.”
“But if, at the end of the three years, I don’t win a single piece of silverware for them, they will say ‘great guy, good coach, we like him, but we feel nothing special about him’.”
“Chelsea have won four Premier League titles in their history. Three of them were with me and the other one was won by the team I left behind.”
“I took them to Wembley, I took them to Cardiff, I took them to cup finals. So there is a connection based on empathy – but built on success.”
He praised Chelsea supporters for the way they support him on his good and bad journey in his time in West London but also insisted that he is now “100 percent United”.
“In the end at Chelsea, when the last two or three months of my time at the club were a period of bad results, the fans kept that empathy and remembered our relationship,” he said.
“That is something I don’t forget and that is something I will always be grateful to them for because, with me, they have always behaved in a fantastic way.”
“I have loved every club that I have worked for. I have this professional heart that makes me connect 101 per cent with my club.
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