"A leader takes people where they would never go on their
own." Hans Finzel
In the world of football, above can be
said for quite a few football managers, but no one will come closer than Jose
Mourinho, currently Football Manager for Chelsea Football Club.
Today at 51, Jose is regarded by many as one of the
Greatest Football Managers ever and his record speaks for himself: he has won
the domestic leagues with Porto (2002-2003 and 2003-2004), Chelsea (2004-2005
and 2005-2006), Inter Milan (2008-2009 and 2009-2010) and Real Madrid
(2011-2012) and Champions League with Porto (2003-2004), and Inter Milan
(2009-2010).
7 Domestic League titles with 4 different clubs and
2 Champions League titles with 2 different clubs is a staggering record which
no other football manager has achieved so far.
Achieving what he has, coming from a humble background,
is something that cannot be done by sheer hard work and leadership qualities,
but needs a Genius. Jose Mourinho has in fact done enough to show the
characteristics of a man who can come to a mid-table football club, force the changes,
influence the minds and characters of the football players and lead them to be
Champions – eventually, if not immediately.
Jose has always been considered by all football
players he has managed as an immensely influencing leader: one who has always
left an ever-lasting mark on their character. This is a sign of a leader who
picks you from an average and makes you do things, you never imagined you would
or could do.
They say “there is no great genius without a touch
of madness”. Jose has never cared to keep his thoughts to himself and have
always been confident of what he is saying. He declared his arrival at Chelsea by
calling himself as the “The special one” and I will never forget that he gave
the promise to make Porto “champions next year” when Porto came third in 2002 –
he knew what he was talking about.
Large part of his success at crucial stages has
come due to his tactical genius. He has held an impeccable record for Big
Games. Below record against the top guns in English Premier League is just an
example:
|
Season
|
Games
|
Win
|
Draw
|
Loss
|
|
2004-2005
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
|
2005-2006
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
|
2006-2007
|
6
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|
2013-2014
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
|
2014-2015 (so far)
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
He is reaching his 400 points as a football manager
in English Premier League faster than any other manager in the history and am I
surprised?
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