Jose Mourinho has claimed that he is in a league of his own as a manager in this country because he is the only one who has won every competition.
Following Chelsea’s last-16 Champions League exit Mourinho passionately dismissed claims that he would remain unfulfilled unless he won the competition with the club.
The many faces of Mourinho (GETTY IMAGES)
“It is wrong to assume that,” Mourinho said. “People are too much worried about me than they should [be]. They don’t know what my happiness is. My happiness, first of all, is when I compare myself with the others [managers], I see just a few that are with me in terms of success.
“And the others I see a huge difference, a huge distance, with all the respect that they deserve and this is not a fight with them and I have lots of respect for all of them.
Mourinho feels only Van Gaal and Wenger (pictured) can compare to him (GETTY IMAGES)
“But in the Premier League, who is European champion? Me and Van Gaal. Right? In the Premier League, how many won the Premier League twice or more than twice? Mr Wenger and myself.
“How many won every competition in this country? Community Shield, Capital One Cup, FA Cup, Premier League. How many? How many?
“You go to Europe, how many won seven league titles? How many won two Champions Leagues? Ancelotti wins three, Van Gaal two and Pep [Guardiola] has two. I am not content with that, but you are too much worried about myself.
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“What makes me feel special is that I am above all of this. You think I care with some bull---- I read? Do you think I care? I don’t care.”
Nevertheless, Chelsea’s Champions League exit has stalled, at least for a season, Mourinho’s avowed aim of winning the trophy for a third time with a third different club and therefore becoming the first manager to achieve that feat.
Chelsea are, however, on target to win the Premier League title to add to the League Cup this season. The run in for Chelsea begins on Sunday with the home encounter against Southampton.
“I think we need nine victories,” Mourinho said. “Eleven matches. I think we need nine victories. We have to focus on nine victories. If our direct opponents lose a couple of points, then you need eight victories and one draw or something like that, but at the moment we have to focus on nine victories.”
Mourinho admitted that his players “can feel a bit anxious” given Chelsea have not won the title for five years — before many of them were at the club — but claimed that was a motivation.
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“I think that is good too, because instead of waiting for the Premier League to arrive, you know that you have to chase it,” he said. “If you focus this way, we need nine victories. Our hands, they can be like this and be like that [starts counting fingers]. At the moment we have enough fingers. One month ago, not enough fingers.
“There will be a moment where we need five victories, we need four victories and I think this is a good way to do it. Don’t think about Man City, don’t think about Arsenal, just think about us.”
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