José Mourinho thread

[acitalianman13]

This evening Mourinho arrives at Milan, tomorrow the presentation. Its assistant will be Beppe Baresi or Castellini. The president of the inter, Moratti will spend more of 200 million euro: 54 dirty mln to the Portuguese technician (9 net for three years); 60 dirty mln to settle Lefthanded (6 net for four years) and its staff (12); 55 mln to the Barcelona for
Eto' or (40) and Deco (15); 57 mln to the Chelsea for Essien (30), Lampard (9) and Carvalho (18); 40 mln to the Port for Quaresma. The irony of Berlusconi: now to Palace Chigi will ask me the increase. (The Republic)

Mourinho retinue Lampard. The Portuguese technician already is working to prepare the squad in view of the next season and presses on the English one to convince refuse it the renewal with the Chelsea and to carry it with sè to Milan. Deco and the other Quaresma two objectives of the new Inter. (Mail of the Sport)

[Frank Cunha]

will be gone by yrs end,
will clean house and leave,

how do you guys feel a portuguese running your club?
that's got suck

[D-Kin]

Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

how do you guys feel a portuguese running your club?
that's got suck

I suppose, well you should know.

He'll be successful, most likely in Europe.

[Football Fetish]

Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

how do you guys feel a portuguese running your club?
that's got suck

If he's successful, I don't give a shit if he's from Mars.

[Forza_Roma]

He will be successful...Inter are loaded with top quality players.

Will Mihajlovic still be an assistant?

[dukeofdavinci]

so the so called "special one" has come ehh...lets see what he can do.

[Dellas]

Gd luck to him...he will no doubt perform wonders for Inter in Europe.

[Dellas]

Jose Mourinho may not have the power to make wholesale changes to his new Internazionale side after president Massimo Moratti revealed he hoped to leave the squad largely untouched.

Mourinho on Monday became the 13th coach in the Moratti era at Inter, signing a three-year contract with the Serie A champions to replace Roberto Mancini, who was sacked last week.

Mourinho's predecessor was the most successful Inter coach in the 14 years Moratti has been president of the Nerazzurri, winning no fewer than seven titles in four years, including three consecutive Serie A titles.

But he was unable to provide the one trophy Moratti craves more than anything - the Champions League - and that will be the number one priority for Mourinho next season.

The rumour mill has already thrown up a number of names to help him clinch that prize for the second time after an unlikely success with Porto in 2004.

Unsurprisingly, many of Mourinho's closest allies at Chelsea, including Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard, have been placed at the top of the list, but Moratti admits the team which starts the defence of their Scudetto next season may look familiar.

"I have read lots of names but I have yet to speak with him (Mourinho) about the transfer market," revealed Moratti.

"I would like to change very little of this squad which has won so much."

General manager Ernesto Paolillo added that there would be "few, but good players" arriving this summer as Mourinho adds his own hallmark to the already richly-assembled squad.

And that may mean there is no room for Argentinian striker Hernan Crespo, who played very little under Mourinho during his Chelsea days.

Nevertheless, Crespo is not apprehensive about meeting Mourinho again.

"I have no problems with him and will be available to play like a professional should always be," he said.

"I do not fear a competition for places and, in a big club, there will always be lots of big players, but that is part of the game.

"There was room for everybody at Chelsea. Mourinho acts correctly and explains the situation to you always and I respect him."

Mourinho will set out his plans on Tuesday when he is presented to the media at Inter's training facilities, filling the shoes of a man who provided so much joy to the success-starved Nerazzurri followers recently.

And while Mourinho is now the future of Inter, many words of thanks have been reserved for Mancini who, according to Paolillo, "is an equally great coach and a true professional.

"Such is life: in every company, the best of bosses are often replaced by equally good professionals," he added on Sky television.

Whether the gamble pays off this time will be revealed by May 27 next year, when Mourinho's Inter aim to leave the field triumphant at Rome's Stadio Olimpico, having cracked the Champions League code at the 13th time of asking.

It is an expensive gamble with the 45-year-old reportedly earning nine million euros a year, not to mention the huge payout for his predecessor, who was contracted to the club until 2012.

Mancini's departure was a protracted affair, with reports last week suggesting there had been a breakdown in communication between the coach and president Massimo Moratti.

Mancini's agent claimed after Tuesday's 25-minute meeting between the pair that his client had left the club and would be replaced by Mourinho.

The Italian's dismissal was confirmed by the club on Thursday, just hours after Inter had threatened legal action because of reports they claimed did not "correspond to the truth of the facts".

Inter cited Mancini's announcement in the wake of their Champions League defeat to Liverpool on March 11 that he would step down at the end of the season had been a crucial factor.

Mancini reversed his decision 24 hours later and went on to lead Inter to their third straight Serie A title, but after much speculation, his departure was confirmed on Thursday evening.

Mourinho has long been linked with the post at the San Siro.

He was appointed as manager of Chelsea back in 2004 after leading Porto to the Champions League title.

He led Chelsea to back-to-back Premier League titles, but could not bring the Champions League trophy to Stamford Bridge in just over three years in charge at the London club.

He left Chelsea last September by mutual consent and has been linked with a host of top job jobs since.

Mourinho will have Giuseppe Baresi, who has been running Inter's youth academy, as his assistant - as well as a team of coaches including Rui Farias, Silvino and Andrei Villas Boas.

source: MORATTI TO LIMIT JOSE'S SPENDING | Football Transfer News, Football News, Fixtures, Results, Match Reports, Stats

So perhaps not as many changes in his first season as were expected...

Also interesting to see how Crespo will feature in Mourinhos Inter team...

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

will be gone by yrs end,
will clean house and leave,

how do you guys feel a portuguese running your club?
that's got suck

It can't be any worse than having that big baby Cristiano Ronaldo representing your nation, then sucking.

[jec1]

Mourinho: 'Ma io non sono pirla'

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[acitalianman13]

mouirinho is soo funny i love this guy

[Jager]

Thanks for video Jec, so far I'm impressed.

I was neutral on him, but thus far I like him. No disrespect to Chelsea, but I really think he is at the right team now. Perfect fit...IMHO.

[Olzy]

I hope he raids Chelsea for the likes of Lampard.

[Pennywise]

Jose Mourinho in Milano and for Internazionale is very exciting. We all know what this man can do with a club.

However, there is no automatic in that he'll succeed, and he has a very big challenge a head of him.

Much because Inter have the last years won the Scudetto, but they fired!?! Mancini because they wanted to develop and finally get success in Europe!?!

Also, a very big task and challenge, because he must at least win the Scudetto again + do it well in the CL.....and we all know that having success in Europe is not just skills...but also much luck...and there are so many great teams, that it will be very difficult to reach a semi-final.

Next season, I am sure Juventus, Roma and AC Milan have rusty up a lot too.

Much pressure on Mourinho, but I think Morratti and CO will give him calm and keep him, no matter what happening in 2008/2009 season. And for all we know, he will do it very well with Inter in his first season....that had not surprised me.

Good luck !

[Trim]

Mourinho: I’m Made For Champions League

New Inter boss Jose Mourinho believes that his experience of having worked in a number of different European countries will be a key factor in the club’s quest to win the Champions League.

Mourinho had been out of work since leaving Chelsea by mutual consent last September, but he was finally named as the new coach of Inter earlier this week.

"I love London and I love English football and I will never forget it, but the same way I gave a small contribution to English football, I want to do the same in Italy too,” Mourinho stated.

"I want to start a cycle and repeat what [Roberto] Mancini did here.

"It is a big challenge, but my experience tells me that me and my staff will succeed.

"In Porto, we won four titles in the same season and then two the year after.

"With Chelsea, I won two in each year and reached the semi-final of the Champions League twice.

"I think I have the ideal methods for coaching a team and keeping them at the highest level for a whole season."

Mourinho has worked in Portugal, Spain and of course England, and he believes that this will be a huge asset on the Champions League road.

"I have the experience to build a squad and give faith to them and I also know other cultures very well," he explained..

"I have worked in Spain, Portugal and England and can carry this experience and tactical culture to the team because it is things like this which matter in the Champions League.

"One day you play an English team and the next week, it is a Portuguese side and it is important to be able to adapt to different philosophies.

"However, it is almost impossible to win everything, even if you have a fantastic team, because finals are very, very difficult to win."

Goal.com - Inter Milan - Mourinho: I’