FEW quotes in the history of the Premier League have enjoyed anything like the longevity as the one Jose Mourinho made in his first press conference at the new manager of Chelsea FC.
It’s July 2, 2004 and having dispensed with the services of Claudio Ranieri, Chelsea have hired 41-year- old Mourinho, the Portuguese coach that has just guided Porto to the most unlikely of Champions League victories.
At his first press conference at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho was confident to the point of cockiness. We’d get used to that.
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“We have top players and I’m sorry I’m a bit arrogant but we have a top manager,” he
said.
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And then the headline quote…
“Please don’t call me arrogant (even though he just admitted he was exactly that) because what I’m saying is true. I am European champion. I am not one of the bottle. I think I’m The Special One!”
Of course, since that day he’s been everything from the Normal One to the Grumpy One but in many people’s eyes he’ll always be The Special
One, especially his own.
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