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Mourinho offers glimpse behind Chelsea curtain
By Christopher Davies (Filed: 19/05/2005 選錄)
Jose Mourinho, the Chelsea manager, writes a report for owner Roman Abramovich
each week outlining the reasons behind his team selection, tactics and
substitutions. (把賽後訪談列印一份給阿布,多省事)
Mourinho said that before he met Abramovich last summer after leaving FC Porto,
chief executive Peter Kenyon and director Eugene Tenenbaum told him how the
owner wanted to operate. "He [Abramovich] wanted the best for the club,"
Mourinho said. "So did I. He wanted to know the club life. I have to tell him
because he's the owner. He has to know everything and from that point I told
him he will know why every decision was made.
"Why I did not play this one and I played the other one, why do you want Paulo
[Ferreira] to be your right back? Why do you want Ricardo Carvalho to be your
central defender?
"I have to explain - more than explain. I have to give a written report where
they can understand and I can commit myself with that responsibility."
Mourinho stressed this was because Abramovich loved Chelsea and football.
[Abramovich's] passion for football and for the club. He understands football,
he loves football, he eats football. He will see me on Monday and ask if I saw
Barcelona-Sevilla, Lyons-Monaco or Roma-Inter. He likes to be surrounded by
football people because he loves the game, so I think it's fantastic to speak
with him, to explain things to him and to share my ideas and my thoughts."
"I don't understand the language but I understand emotion," Mourinho told
Lineker. "So when he needs to explain something in Russian I get the emotion
before Eugene Tenenbaum or other friends translate."
Mourinho also told Lineker that his "special one", super-confident image was
not the real him. "Sometimes I feel I need to be like that to play a little
bit with emotions. I can be speaking with you but I know that my players are
watching, players from other teams are also watching ... " (心機真重)
"It's a bit of an act, then?" asked Lineker.
"Yes, it's a bit of an act. I think you have to act a little bit and to show
sometimes a different face. I am not bad at it. I'm not the 'special one'. I
was under pressure when I arrived as a European champion and I thought I wasn't
respected.
Mourinho will be cheering for Manchester United in the FA Cup final because the
Portuguese link at Old Trafford - assistant manager Carlos Queiroz and winger
Cristiano Ronaldo.
"I also have a strong relationship with Sir Alex [Ferguson]," he said. "I think
a man like him deserves silverware year after year."
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