Jose Mourinho’s five best Chelsea quotes By AFP

Mourinho

Following Jose Mourinho’s dismissal as Chelsea
manager on Thursday, AFP Sports lists five of the
most memorable quotes from his two spells at
Stamford Bridge:
“I have top players and I’m sorry, we have a top
manager. Please do not call me arrogant because
what I say is true. I’m European champion. I’m
not one out of the bottle. I think I’m a special
one.”
– In his introductory press conference after
arriving from Porto in 2004, Mourinho earns
himself the nickname ‘The Special One’
“It is like having a blanket that is too small for
the bed. You pull the blanket up to keep your
chest warm and your feet stick out. I cannot buy
a bigger blanket because the supermarket is
closed. But I am content because the blanket is
cashmere. It is no ordinary blanket.”
– On an injury crisis at Stamford Bridge
“I think he is one of these people who is a
voyeur. He likes to watch other people. There are
some guys who, when they are at home, have a
big telescope to see what happens in other
families. He speaks, speaks, speaks about
Chelsea.”
– On Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who had
criticised Chelsea’s transfer policy. Mourinho
later apologised, but went on to brand Wenger a
“specialist in failure” in 2014
“Omelettes, eggs. No eggs, no omelettes. And it
depends on the quality of the eggs in the
supermarket. They are class one, two or three
and some are more expensive than others and
some give you better omelettes. When the class
one eggs are not available, you have a problem.”
– On transfer dealings
“The title race is between two horses and a little
horse that needs milk and needs to learn how to
jump. Maybe next season we can race.”
– Playing down Chelsea’s chances of overcoming
Arsenal and Manchester City in the 2013-14
Premier League title race. They won the league
the following season