Mourinho's last ever Real Madrid press conference was a masterpiece, reflecting on his legacy at the club.
A journalist tried to call his 3 seasons at the Bernabeu a 'failure'.
José Mourinho's fantastic reply:
"I brought a little paper, because I expected a question that demands a little paper. La Liga of all records: is mine. You want to disrespect it, but you won't be able to do it. Real Madrid were 20 years without winning the Copa del Rey… it's because it's not easy. We won the Copa after 20 years. The Supercopa we won is small, but we reached 3 Champions League semifinals. Personally, these semifinals don't feed my ego, nor do they satisfy me, may that be very clear. But it mustn't be easy. And I'll tell you why it mustn't be easy: because [lists the previous 18 Real Madrid coaches] John Toshack, Di Stefano, Antić, Beenhakker, Benito Floro, Arsenio, Fabio Capello, Heynckes, Hiddink, Del Bosque, Queiroz, Camacho, García Remón, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Lopez Caro, Fabio Capello again, Juande Ramos, Schuster and Pellegrini... 18 coaches in 21 years: 5 Champions League semifinals. And Mourinho, who you say is bad, 3 Champions League semifinals in 3 years. Do you want to keep the little paper?"
Real Madrid went on to dominate football for the following decade, with the team Mourinho mostly built.
I’ve not seen a masterclass away in Europe this good since Roy Keane v Juventus
Totally adapted to the demands of ordering in a second language
The greatest to ever do it
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