The head coach of “Fenerbahçe,” José Mourinho, responded to criticism regarding his coaching career.
José Mourinho“I think success in football is still measured by victories. Today it is assessed a bit differently: currently, media presence plays a very important role in a manager’s career. I think perception is very important. Many people say things that make me laugh: ‘Mourinho is no longer the person he was before, he has lost his identity.’ Better to lose identity and win. I think those who say such things win less. There is something that makes me feel even better — it’s how I win, where I win.
Winning the Champions League with ‘Porto’ is not the same as winning the Champions League with ‘Barcelona’. Winning the Champions League with ‘Inter’ is not the same as winning the Champions League with ‘Real Madrid’. One can say: ‘Okay, but you were at ‘Real’ and didn’t win the Champions League’; I didn’t win the Champions League, but I won the championship title and the cup, I defeated ‘Barcelona’, the best team in the world, and I broke a great cycle of dominance of ‘Barcelona’ over ‘Real’.
The last UEFA title I won with ‘Roma’, the first and only title of ‘Roma’ in Europe, so what I did is not just a number of titles I won, but also how I won them. I am one of the best, and if someone says ‘no’, I will not agree with them,” Mourinho is quoted by Fanatik.
