Mourinho defends recent record
ROME — Jose Mourinho has defended his recent record in the English Premier League by claiming what is considered “a disaster for me” other coaches “never achieve”.
The 58-year-old was sacked by Tottenham last season after he took the club to the League Cup final.
Yesterday, he spoke at a news conference to mark the start of his role as head coach at Roma. “What is considered a disaster for me is something other coaches have never achieved in their lives,” he said.
“But that’s the way it is and that’s down to me.
“At my last three clubs I won the Premier League with Chelsea, I won three trophies with Manchester United and I made it to the League Cup final with Tottenham.”
Mourinho is one of the most successful coaches in world football having previously managed Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Porto and Manchester United.
But, he was sacked by Spurs with the club seventh in the Premier League and suffering 10 league defeats in a single campaign for the first time in his managerial career.
The Portuguese ever fails to entertain and he continued the trend at his first Roma press conference as he interrupted the unveiling to tear down a window panel that was flapping behind him.
A thin panel had been taped over a window to keep the light out from the room but it began blowing around, with Mourinho noticing, it in the corner of his eye.
A reporter had just started asking him a question, saying: “Here in Italy, we are known for speaking about football all day long, seven days a week. There are five radio stations in Rome who spend all day talking about the club. . . ’’ Mourinho then held his hand up and said ‘’one moment please’’ and he charged over to the offending window and grabbed hold of the black panel.
He then ripped it down — with the help of a member of the production crew — before returning to his seat and saying ‘’sorry about that.’’ The same reporter then says he will ‘’pick up where I left off’’ after the media room was left somewhat puzzled by the bizzare episode.
Once Mourinho proceeded with his press conference, he defended his previous tenures with Manchester United and Tottenham and hit back at suggestions they were ‘disasters’ as he bids to resurrect his career.