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Game Quotes by Jose Mourinho

12 Game quotes by Jose Mourinho

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Jose Mourinho treats the game as a chessboard where tactics, psychology, and timing collide. His quotes distill years of managerial insight into sharp observations about pressure, preparation, and the relentless pursuit of victory, giving fans and coaches alike a fresh lens on competitive sport.

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Football is a more beautiful game in high definition.

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It's a pity we can't play in two or three days as I like to play straight away after a bad game

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The only thing I would like is to have more control of the game in terms of possession.

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When I go to the press conference before the game, in my mind the game has already started.

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Football is a game about feelings and intelligence.

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Football is a game based on emotion and intelligence. Anyone can be clever, the trick is not to think the other guy…

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Once, players came to football expecting to be wealthy when they retired. Now, they expect to be wealthy before they've played their…

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In football, the only game I know is the 90-minutes game. It's not mind games; I don't try to do that.

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The period before the game can be important to influence opinions, characters, personalities, feelings, and, of course, I use that to touch…

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I give a lot of instruction in training. It's difficult for me to do the same in matches, so I need guys…

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I know one of my best qualities is to read the game for my players, is to read the opponent, is to…

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There has been evolution in many different areas - the way I read the game; the way I prepare the game; the…

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So if one day the result becomes 3-3, for me it doesn't change my mind, because it's football, it's normal. What is not normal…

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Yes, Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premier League been since I left?…

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I was nine or 10 years old and my father was sacked on Christmas Day. He was a manager, the results had not been…

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In the same way that I had to follow an Italian manager here, I can imagine that it was not easy for an Italian…

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I enjoy the work, I enjoy every minute of my professional life.

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I must try to hide my emotions. I have to live with both the victory and the defeat.

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I followed an Italian manager and it cannot be easy when you follow a manager who thinks very differently.

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Drogba is a fighter. He is the kind of player I would say 'With you I could go to every war.'

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No club moves me from Chelsea until Chelsea wants me to move because I want to be where I am loved.

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It is like having a blanket that is too small for the bed, you pull the blanket up to keep your chest warm, and…

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I asked the players: 'Do you want to enjoy the game? Or do you want to enjoy after the game?' The players told me…

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In football, the only game I know is the 90-minutes game. It's not mind games; I don't try to do that.

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