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By John Sinnott
Jose Mourinho's triumph in guiding Chelsea to the title in his first season
has been closely followed back in his home country of Portual.
"In Portugal Jose Mourinho is a hero,"leading Portuguese newspaper writer
Alberto da Silva told BBC Sport.
"Every publication has been instructed to give him maximum coverage. He's
guaranteed to sell copies.
"Nobody ever thought of a Portuguese manager going to England and taking the
Premiership in his first year."
Da Silva, who writes for A Bola, coninued: "It's not only that,but also
actually taking it the way he did, losing just one game.
"I don't want to imply that it's been easy,but Mourinho demonsrated he was
head and shoulders above his rival managers in tactical terms.
"The most obvious example of that was Chelsea's three non-European games with
Liverpool.
"Rafael Benitez is a superb manager, but Mourinho took him for a ride in the
way he used Joe Cole.
"Benitez didn't take any provision to stop Cole influencing those games and
the Chelsea midfielder made all the play for Mourinho.
"Arsene Wenger, Alex Ferguson and Benitez all have a more ramantic view of
football in a way that mourinho doesn't.
"Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool wouldn't play with six men in
defence,but if it means Chelsea win, then Mourinho is perfectly happy to do
that.
"To be honest I think Manchester United are a better team than Chelsea.
"But because of Mourinho, come three o'clock on Saturday for 90 minutes,
Chelsea are better prepared and more determined. Not only that, they are b
etter fighters.
"Mourinho is operating at a different level form the other manager. For
Mourinho it's a matter of life and death. He tells the players:'I want that
victory, I want nothing else.'
"Of coutse there has been a lot of money for him to spend and he has a great
squad at his disposal.
"But there is no other manager like him in the way he handles the millionaire
players.
"I know Mourinho has received negative coverage over what has happened with
Uefa or Ashley Cole or Rio Ferdinand, But the Portuguese people are not
interested in those issues.
"For the Portuguese it's about the glory of the game.
"The Portuguese nation is right behind him. Befor he went ot Stamford Bridge
Chelsea were not one of the best known English clubs here. Now they have
milliion of supporters in Portugal.
"His success has also meant people are excited about him managing the Portugal
national team.
"People believe that under mourinho,Portugal could win a European Championship
or even the World Cup."
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