The Southampton game, for me personally, was a real low and I’ve come away here totally determined to make that right when I come back. The gripping biography of one of the most successful managers in the game, Jose Mourinho, giving rare insight into the man and the manager - now completely revised and updated to include the tumultuous 2020-21 season. If you play for him you know exactly what is expected of you and you’re prepared to do it to the best of your ability. Mourinho on Football is both a stunningly designed celebration of Jose Mourinho's exceptional managerial career to date, and an informative narrative detailing his innovative soccer wisdom and inspiring philosophy. The author focuses far too much on himself rather then the subject matter the listeners are interested in.

He felt it necessary to have discussions with the board following a shock 3-1 defeat at home to Southampton as there was something fundamentally wrong within a few months of being crowned champions with four losses in eight games. He and his wife, Matilde, were teenage sweethearts, growing up a street away from each other in the coastal town of Setúbal, now married for 26 years with two teenage children, also named Matilde and José. Yet, one wonders how much Sir Alex pushed for his appointment at Old Trafford considering he backed David Moyes as his successor. I have followed Chelsea for years from the States, so my information has always been a bit distant, but my impression of him didn’t come close to what this book is portraying as fact.Written by the ultimate insider with unparalleled access to and unrivalled experiences of Mourinho's life, both on and off the pitch, this is the fascinating story of Mourinho and life at some of the biggest football clubs. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Does Diego Torres have some secret sources inside of Real Madrid that gave him information that nobody else has?

Revealing the untold stories behind how close Mourinho came to getting the England job, his at times tumultuous relationships with the football establishment, his trials and tribulations at Tottenham and why he will always put family and friends before football, this is a side to José Mourinho you never thought you’d see.

He says that everything was manipulated so that Jose Mourinho would come out looking good no matter how badly he was at coaching Real Madrid. As an avid fan of sports books of all kinds, I was pretty excited to get an insight into Jose Mourinho’s mind and philosophy.