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Mourinho: "We weren't killers. And I don't mean killers in the attack, I mean killers in the defense, because that is equally important." Journalist: "In the fight for the title…" Mourinho: "The title is impossible now. Impossible." …😬

Journalist: "Jorge Mendes, your agent, seems to be doing everything to get you out of Benfica in the summer…" Mourinho: "I make my own decisions." Journalist: "Which is what?" Mourinho: "I want to stay in Benfica."

Mourinho: "I am old fashioned, I think in football you should give your life at every minute, at every duel, at every kick. Now I see that I wasn't able to turn the character of some players into the character of a player who fights to win titles."

Mourinho: "It would be easier not to play certain players anymore, but there are bigger things at play. They are investments from the club." "I have tried to value them, and not antagonise them. Maybe it would be easier if I stopped."

José Mourinho's STUNNING statements after Benfica's 1-1 draw today. He wrecked everyone for 15 straight minutes…😳 "There are players that I don't want to play anymore." "We won't be champions. We threw away that possibility today." … (more below😬)

José Mourinho, asked about Sporting's Champions League campaign and their coach Rui Borges: "I'm happy for Rui Borges. He lost the first leg at Bodo 3-0 and he was massacred. He shouldn't have lost that game, sure, but even I have also lost there, and by worse numbers. However, if you ask me if I want Sporting to win the Champions League, I say no. The last one to win the Champions League with a Portuguese team was me [laughs]."

José Mourinho: "Zlatan in three words? Winner, goalscorer and he’s funny - he’s a funny guy. You need to understand him. He’s a funny guy and if you don’t know him, maybe you think with some quotes he’s a bit arrogant. But he’s just a funny guy. So: funny, winner and goalscorer."

Zanetti: "By May 2010, we were in a position to win everything. In just three weeks, we could either celebrate the Treble or end up with nothing. Every match felt like a final. Mourinho knew the pressures we were under, and prepared us for that month in the best possible way. In every press conference, he was convinced we were going to win everything. The crazy thing is, he said that three months before the campaign ended, not three weeks. His confidence gave us wings."

José Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo. "Portuguese people"😂

José Mourinho got emotional during the homage to his friend Silvino, right before the match.

Silvino Louro, Mourinho's long time friend and goalkeeper coach, passed away yesterday. "In my family you are still alive. I will still hear you saying before every game 'Bro, it's gonna be okay'." 🙏

José Mourinho's post match statements😳 "About the red card… the guy from Porto's bench called me a traitor 50 times. I'd like an explanation: I am a trator how? How? I was at Porto, and I gave Porto my soul. I went to Chelsea, and I gave Chelsea my soul. I went to Real Madrid, and I gave Real Madrid my soul. Inter, Fenerbahce, I was all around the world, and I gave my soul, my life, 24 hours a day, everyday. I think this is called professionalism. One thing, is the insults of the Porto fans. The same fans that, a few years ago, I couldn't even go to their city because they would kneel to my feet. I have no problem with their insults. But a colleague of mine calling me a traitor… why am I a traitor? Because I give everything to Benfica? Maybe tomorrow I leave Benfica and I go to Estrela Amadora, or União Leiria, or Moreirense, I will give as much as I always give. How am I a traitor? I didn’t like it." 😮💨

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Throwback to when Chelsea were Premier League champions in 2015. And in the title celebrations, José Mourinho gave an epic roast to Arsenal, Man United, Liverpool and Man City. Great stuff…😂

José Mourinho, one of the all-time great coaches, talking to Harry Kane, one of the all-time great strikers, about elevating him to the level of Ronaldo and Messi, while at Tottenham. This was only a few years ago… Fantastic conversation as well.

Mesut Özil on Mourinho: "In one of the matches, he angrily said to me: "Do you think two nice passes are enough? Do you think 50% of your level is enough for me?" I took off my shirt and threw it! He then said to me: "You are a coward, you don't want to fight more to win. You may look good as a player, but as a person, you are a coward!" At that moment, I hated Mourinho, but in reality, I loved him. It was a lesson I will never forget. The most distinctive thing about Mourinho is that he doesn't care about names; what matters most to him is the player's desire to win and their effort! Even Ronaldo wasn't spared from his criticism for slacking off at times. I remember one of our historic La Liga matches when Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Sevilla, and we won that match 6-0. We all thought we would receive praise after the match, but we were surprised when he pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket with notes about when and where each player lost the ball. Then he said: "Even the hat-trick scorer was slacking," referring to Ronaldo! He doesn't care if you are at the level of Maradona or Zidane as a player. What matters to him is that you are a good person and a brave man. He truly is the best coach I've ever had."

Mourinho doesn't comment on the Prestianni/Vinicius case. Benfica's press officer states that questions shouldn't be asked about the subject while Uefa's investigation is proceeding. Mourinho also doesn't defend himself regarding the criticism he's received. He doesn't comment.

Alright, I'll explain it to you. We like certain footballers or cosches because of their actions, but it doesn't mean we like ALL of their actions. Even they, themselves, end up doing and saying things that are contradictory over time. If we agree with everything they do no matter what just because they did it, our opinion stops mattering. We are just sheep following a random person we've never met, and we can't even explain why we like them. We've lost the ability to reason. If you like Ronaldo, it doesn't mean you have to agree 100% with everything Ronaldo says or does. I don't agree with Mourinho's stance last Tuesday, I won't lie and say I do. 1) He acted immediately without understanding really what happened, which is not usual for him. "Eusebio is a Benfica legend, so there is no racism in Benfica." (This doesn't justify anything because clubs arent racist, only people are - and we all saw all the videos later of SOME people) 2) He was political about it and blindly sided with his player, without understanding that a greater issue than football was at stake. We all know what he would have said if he was the Real Madrid manager, but for me this isn't an issue in which your "club" matters, it's something bigger. "If this happens always with Vinicius, it is weird" 3) He tried to shift the blame, without even understanding the full scope of the situation. Mourinho didn't even have all of the information, yet he chose to point out Vinicius celebration, as if that was relevant for this issue (it's not). That's where I think he was wrong. Mostly, he was reactionary and unprepared when talking to the press, which is a very non-Mourinho thing to do. But Mourinho has admitted to be wrong many times before. You think he is proud of that time he put a finger in Vilanova's eye? He probably disagrees with his own past action, he did it in the heat of the moment. You will see in the future, at some point, Mourinho will talk about this, and will probably say that he reacted too soon or that he chose the wrong words. And then maybe you will be the one in disagreement with him, or you will switch your opinion as well and follow what he says regardless, like blind sheep. If we don't think for ourselves, our opinions stop mattering.

José Mourinho, ahead of tomorrow's game against AVS: "From minute 51 until this moment, and it will carry on, it has been very hard for us to manage emotionally what happened. But we have to focus and try to play at the highest level."