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Crazy thing is. Pepe retired the same year as Varane despite being 10 years older.

What a time to recommend this, YouTube!

He's not a victim of his success, he's a victim of his own arrogance and inability to control is bad temper... He's still a great tactician tho

To be fair Mou was 100% correct in attacking Taylor. Missing a clear penalty in a final... But I really like the style of this video, you crafted a quite entertaining narration

Remember when sir alex said: " I am a dinasour, but what i am more is a winner" and he kept changing his man management  and team tactical ideas, the thumbnail just reminded me of that.

This video made me understand that mourinho was not a bad tactician, it was his man management that was the problem

Fantastic video.

Regarding Mourinho's relationship with the players, I believe he was always loyal to his players, provided that they are absolutely loyal to him.

One of Mourinho's earliest recorded conferences was during his short stint at Benfica (2000/01) where he is addressing the fact that a Benfica player (Sabry) has complained about Mourinho's managerial style to the press. We see Mourinho completely put down Sabry by numbering every single one of his shortcomings as a player, while refuting Sabry's claim that Mourinho had never spoken to him. At the very end, Mourinho says "if Sabry is ok with snitching to the press about me, then I am also totally fine with snitching to the press about him."

So this aspect of Mourinho's personality dates all the way back.

I remember as a young Porto fan at the time, reading a short essay from a psychologist who was assessing Mourinho and stated that his leadership style was not suited to long term tenures because the siege mentality, the toxicity and even the player reverence for him tends to spur violent passions and, with time, self-immolate. As a young fan, for the first time in my life, I loved the manager more than I did the players, some of whom would go on to become superstars, and so, even though I refused to fully believe the psychological assessment, I was left with a small uneasy feeling.
I have long come to fully believe that picture was correct. Mourinho's passion and self confidence, coupled with his attention to detail, were in the ascent part of his career his main assets but later on betrayed him, as they made him uncompromising, too arrogant to change, bitter and toxic. When he went to Man Utd, I always said I thought he had the intelligence to understand where he was and that he would try to play more attacking football only to see him revert back to recent patterns of defensive based play and toxic communication. I had again underestimated how much each of us is a slave to his personality and emotions.

PS: the video was great, but you screwed up Porto's line up: neither Maniche nor Carlos Alberto were wingers. Also, you left out the 2003 Europa league trophy from the honors.

What I think is most incredible about his career is he came from literally no pedigree and was not a good footballer player which means players didn’t automatically respect him, and he conquered Europe and its many leagues multiple times over.

Mourinho is an icon of the sport, but unfortunately he is also a product of his time. Mourinho used to manage big, scary mentality monsters. Nowadays players accuse managers like him of bullying and being too hostile.

Mourinho has shown that he can still win with older players (like in Roma), not the primadonna’s like he had at Spurs and United. I’d back him any day of the week if the squad of players is right!

Tactically he was the best, no doubt. But he was the best in a time where he could make a difference. Nowadays EVERYONE has multiple tactical beasts in their setup.

I don’t doubt that he would flourish at any topclub that gives him full control. He hasn’t had that since 2010.

Really liked the non-linear timeline you followed. A lot of times, especially when there's a clear downward trajectory, people tend to start forgetting how good someone was when they started. Some might even start discrediting their initial successes as not that special. So, by interjecting the highs with the lows, you can really appreciate both aspects.

He set the tone for us in madrid that never give uo atiltude is what made us the team we are today he built the foundation for our club
that 2011/12 season shoukd have been ours we broke all the  records going to the league title ,  we won the coppa del rey after 18 years , we were 2 wins away from history  untill that unfortunate night in munich we will never forget mou he is always been a madridasta and a club legend 🤍

“This Is football Heritage”
The Special One after today
Benfica 4-2 Real

He never stopped being special

I like how Fenerbahçe doesn't need an explanation

The mentality of Jose is still unmatched to this day.

Now the year is 2026, Jose Mourinho is expected to be the Real Madrid manager

stupid how the medical team trying to help an injured player got criticized. If there's a problem, it's in the fact that "tactical" fouling and fake rolling on the floor are acceptable tactics at all.

He'll always be the special one. One of the greatest in history.