Chelsea

“Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.”

— First press conference as Chelsea manager, 2004

“Omelettes, eggs. No eggs, no omelettes. And it depends on the quality of the eggs.”

— Chelsea, on building a squad without new signings, 2007

“If I wanted to have an easy job I would have stayed at Porto – beautiful blue chair, the UEFA Champions League trophy, God, and after God, me.”

— Chelsea, explaining why he left Porto, 2004

“As we say in Portugal, they brought the bus and they left the bus in front of the goal.”

— After a 0-0 against Tottenham – the birth of 'parking the bus', 2004

“I think he is one of these people who is a voyeur. He likes to watch other people.”

— Chelsea, on Arsène Wenger's comments about the club, 2005

“For me, pressure is bird flu; I am feeling a lot of pressure with the swan in Scotland.”

— Chelsea, asked about the pressure of the title race, 2006

“If the club decides to sack me because of bad results, that's part of the game. If that happens, I'll be a millionaire and I will get another club a couple of months later.”

— Chelsea, asked about his future before a Champions League match against Porto, 2007

“The signal of close your mouth was not for them but for the press. They speak too much and in my opinion they try to do everything to disturb Chelsea. Wait, don't speak too soon.”

— Chelsea, explaining his gesture during the League Cup final win over Liverpool, 2005

“Nobody speaking with fairness and sense can say we don't deserve this title. But the players deserve this more than anybody and I'm very happy for the fans.”

— Chelsea, after the win at Bolton that sealed the club's first league title in 50 years, 2005