Jose Mourinho Quotes

What football means to an Italian coach is tactics, trying to control the game by following the ideas and systems of the manager.

There's only one plan in football: win you next match.

They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.

All I want to do is win the Premier League and Europa League - I don't stop to think about being named as the Player of the Year. It's not something that interests me.

I prefer playing in a 4-3-3.

When I was a player, it was important to target the first few friendlies and plant a seed in the mind of the gaffer.

If the play is drawn up for me, you better believe I'm going to go and try to win the game.

I think you are wrong if you play a Champions League game, and you don't find motivation.

I do enjoy seeing footballers every day, being on the training ground.

I'm not going to say the Dutch league is naive but they all play to win. In the Premier League, you have teams with a different idea.

Jamie Vardy and myself, we have fun during matches.

It is possible to stop Messi. Teams do it when he plays for Argentina. But the Barcelona Messi is different.

Every time I step on the field, it doesn't matter who we're playing, I want to get an interception.

When you're at a club like Liverpool, it's always about what you can do with the ball.

Every play, I'm trying to get as many shots on the opposing team as I can, so when you get to the fourth quarter, they obviously don't want to be on the field anymore.

Whatever the coaches want to call and are comfortable with me me running, I'm always down.

The players don't sit in there and think, 'We have to make the Champions League.' They want to play well in every game.

Sometimes as a player you have a different view and you can't believe what we did as a defensive unit.

Normally when we play against Brazil, we will just try to stop them from winning.

We always want to play and be dominant with the ball, but we respect the opposition.

I will be the one lifting that trophy, not Paolo Maldini. Imagine me hoisting the trophy. It is an image I have in my mind and I want to make it a reality. We have world-class players and, believe me, they are in the mood to do it. The atmosphere around the club at the moment is just top-class.

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

We must make sure their worst players get the ball the most. You'll get it back in no time.

Good players win you games, good formations stop you losing them.

I know what to do when they give me the ball. I know what to do to give this team a chance to win.