Frases e histórias

«Por favor, não me chamem arrogante, mas sou campeão europeu e acho que sou especial.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Primeira conferência de imprensa como treinador do Chelsea, 2004

«Prefiro não falar. Se falar, meto-me em problemas.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Chelsea, questionado sobre o árbitro depois de perder 1-0 com o Aston Villa, 2014

«Ele é um especialista no fracasso. Eu não.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Sobre Arsène Wenger, 2014

«Três Premier Leagues, e ganhei mais Premier Leagues sozinho do que os outros 19 treinadores juntos. … Respeito, respeito, respeito.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Manchester United, ao sair da conferência de imprensa depois de perder 0-3 em casa com o Tottenham, 2018

«Olhe, sou treinador, não sou o Harry Potter.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Real Madrid, a pedir aos adeptos que não esperassem milagres depois do primeiro jogo da Liga, 2010

«Omeletes, ovos. Sem ovos, não há omeletes. E depende da qualidade dos ovos.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Chelsea, sobre construir uma equipa sem contratações, 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, a explicar porque deixou o FC Porto, 2004

«Os jogadores jovens são como os melões. Só quando abres e provas o melão é que tens 100% de certeza de que o melão é bom.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Sobre a formação de jovens

«Como dizemos em Portugal, trouxeram o autocarro e deixaram o autocarro à frente da baliza.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Depois de um 0-0 com o Tottenham: nasce 'estacionar o autocarro', 2004

“It was the most beautiful defeat of my life.”

— Inter, depois de chegar à final da Champions em Camp Nou com dez jogadores, 2010

«Sou o Happy One.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— No regresso ao Chelsea, 2013

«Isto é futebol do século XIX.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Chelsea, sobre a abordagem defensiva do West Ham, 2014

“I'm one of you.”

— Aos adeptos do Chelsea, na primeira entrevista após o regresso, 2013

“I understand why he is emotional. You would be sad if your team got dominated by opponents who have been built with 10 per cent of your budget.”

— FC Porto, sobre Sir Alex Ferguson depois de vencer o Manchester United na Liga dos Campeões, 2004

«Não gosto de prostituição intelectual, gosto de honestidade intelectual. … Não falámos do Milan, que vai terminar a época com zero títulos.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Inter, em conferência de imprensa após a polémica de um penálti contra a Roma, 2009

“At almost 70 years of age has won a Super Cup and another small cup. He is too old to change his mentality.”

— Inter, a responder ao treinador da Juventus, Claudio Ranieri, 2008

“As for Lo Monaco, I do not know who he is. With the name Monaco, I have heard of Bayern Monaco (Munich) and the Monaco GP, the Tibetan Monaco (Monk) and the Principality of Monaco. I've never heard of any others.”

— Inter, a responder ao administrador do Catania, Pietro Lo Monaco, 2008

“If I tell UEFA what I really think and feel, my career would end now. Instead, I will just ask a question to which I hope one day to get a response: Why? Why Ovrebo? Why Busacca? Why De Bleeckere? Why Stark? Why? Because every semi-final the same things happen.”

— Real Madrid, depois de perder a primeira mão da meia-final da Liga dos Campeões com o Barcelona, 2011

«Eu acho que ele é uma daquelas pessoas que é um voyeur. Ele gosta de observar as outras pessoas.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Chelsea, sobre os comentários de Arsène Wenger acerca do clube, 2005

“I've sat in this chair twice before in the Champions League, and I knock Man Utd out at home twice, with Porto - Man Utd out, and with Real Madrid - Man Utd out. So this is nothing new for this football club.”

— Manchester United, depois da eliminação da Liga dos Campeões frente ao Sevilha em Old Trafford, 2018

“Same coach, different players.”

— Tottenham, questionado sobre porque a equipa perdia vantagens, 2021

“Now I am staying, there are no doubts. Even if some rumours emerge, I only want to remain at Roma.”

— Roma, depois de ganhar a final da Liga Conferência, 2022

“This shirt is my skin.”

— Fenerbahçe, na apresentação em Istambul, 2024

“I have been here two-and-a-half years, and it was fantastic. We won everything”

— FC Porto, depois de ganhar a final da Liga dos Campeões, 2004

“I am Jose Mourinho and I don't change. I arrive with all my qualities and my defects.”

— Real Madrid, na apresentação no Santiago Bernabéu, 2010

“This is coming home. Emotionally, it's even better than the first time”

— Real Madrid, na apresentação para uma segunda passagem, 2026

“My promise is I will live for Benfica, live for my mission”

— Benfica, na apresentação 25 anos depois da primeira passagem, 2025

“Our goalkeeper Trubin, who is two metres tall, went into the box and scored a fantastic goal, a historic goal”

— Benfica, depois do golo de cabeça do guarda-redes nos descontos para vencer o Real Madrid por 4-2 na Liga dos Campeões, 2026

“I won eight championships and three Premier Leagues but I keep saying and thinking and feeling that second position last season was one of my biggest achievements in the game.”

— Manchester United, sobre o segundo lugar da época anterior, 2018

“Just as an example, Hegel says the truth is in the whole, it's always in the whole that you find the truth.”

— Manchester United, a responder às críticas em conferência de imprensa, 2018

“Don't ask me what mistakes they are but I realise that during my career I have made mistakes. And I'm not going to make the same mistakes. I'm going to make new mistakes.”

— Tottenham, na primeira conferência de imprensa, 2019

“It was an intense, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish. It was yellow, yellow, yellow all the time.”

— Roma, depois de perder a final da Liga Europa com o Sevilha nos penáltis, 2023

“From the moment I signed my contract, your dreams are now my dreams.”

— Fenerbahçe, aos adeptos na apresentação, 2024

“It is no secret that I want to go abroad one day, and this UEFA Cup final can mean a lot. If you win a European competition, people know your name and recognise your work.”

— FC Porto, antes da final da Taça UEFA contra o Celtic, 2003

“I think that in two years maximum a team has to be playing in the image of their coach, doing things with their eyes closed and that isn't about having people working together for years. It's about hard work and good practice sessions.”

— FC Porto, sobre quanto tempo um treinador precisa para moldar uma equipa, 2003

“I learned a lot from Bobby Robson and a great deal from Louis Van Gaal as well. Nothing was left to chance, everything was programmed in great detail.”

— Inter, antes da final da Liga dos Campeões com o Bayern de Van Gaal, a recordar os anos no Barcelona, 2010

«Não sou um idiota.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Inter, na primeira conferência de imprensa, em dialeto milanês, 2008

“The third season is a failure. This is the worst season of my life. For many coaches it would be good, but for me it's terrible.”

— Real Madrid, depois de perder a final da Taça do Rei com o Atlético de Madrid, 2013

«Dois cavalos e um cavalinho. Um cavalinho que precisa de leite e de aprender a saltar.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Chelsea, depois de vencer o Manchester City, sobre a luta pelo título, 2014

“My conscience tells me that if, for example, Baker, Brown and Solanke are not national team players in a few years, I should blame myself.”

— Chelsea, sobre três jogadores da formação na pré-época, 2014

“I was always humble but you didn't understand that.”

— Tottenham, na primeira conferência de imprensa, questionado se tinha mudado, 2019

“I promised him that [if he scored] I would buy him a pair of shoes that he really likes, that cost €800. … He came over to me and told me not to forget that. Tomorrow morning, I will go and buy them.”

— Roma, depois do bis do jovem de 18 anos Felix Afena-Gyan em Génova, 2021

“If we win today but lose at El Sardinero, it counts for nothing, because Madrid isn't playing to win at the Camp Nou.”

— Real Madrid, depois de vencer 2-1 no campo do Barcelona, 2026

“If we have referees like this one in every match of the title contenders, the championship will be a beautiful championship and the winner will deserve to win.”

— Fenerbahçe, a elogiar o árbitro depois de perder 1-0 o dérbi com o Beşiktaş, 2024

“I think we still have a chance to win that league because maybe they punish Man City with points and maybe we win that league and they have to pay me the bonus and give me the medal.”

— Fenerbahçe, a brincar com a Premier League de 2017-18 antes de defrontar o Manchester United, 2024

“I'm more altruistic, less egocentric. I don't think about me as much.”

— Benfica, na apresentação, sobre como mudou, 2025

“As for the bicycle in Switzerland. It was in a hotel, made up of small houses, which makes them available so guests can ride to the communal areas, and you would have us believe he was competing in the Tour of Switzerland.”

— Real Madrid, a defender Kylian Mbappé das críticas, 2026

“… in Spain the situation is a bit different because some people hate me. And many of you are in this room.”

— Real Madrid, depois de cair nas meias-finais da Liga dos Campeões com o Borussia Dortmund, 2013

“There are lots of poets in football but poets, they don't win many titles.”

— Manchester United, depois de ganhar a final da Liga Europa ao Ajax, 2017

“Do you know how many players I have brought through from the academy to the first team? Forty-nine. If anyone is interested I can give you the names.”

— Manchester United, na primeira conferência de imprensa, a responder às críticas sobre os jovens, 2016

“I love intelligent ball boys, like I was. I was a brilliant ball boy as a kid. This kid today was brilliant. He reads the game, understands the game and made an important assist.”

— Tottenham, a elogiar o apanha-bolas cuja reposição rápida deu origem a um empate frente ao Olympiacos, 2019

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

— Chelsea, questionado sobre a pressão da luta pelo título, 2006

“It is one thing to win when everyone expects it, when you made the investments to win, but it's quite another to win when something feels immortal, that feels truly special.”

— Roma, depois de ganhar a primeira final da Liga Conferência, 2022

“You know, I think boring is 10 years without a title. That's very boring.”

— Chelsea, depois de empatar 0-0 com o Arsenal, a responder aos cânticos de «aborrecido» dos adeptos da casa, 2015

“A team of good boys, a team of nice boys, the only thing they can win at the end of the season is the Fair Play Cup. Something I have never won and have no interest in winning that.”

— Tottenham, questionado sobre uma discussão entre dois jogadores ao intervalo, 2020

“So the stats, many, many times are like an incredible piece of meat or fish but badly cooked. It doesn't tell me much.”

— Tottenham, a responder às críticas pela pouca posse de bola da equipa contra o Liverpool, 2020

“This was not work tonight, this was history. We had to write history. We wrote it.”

— Roma, na noite em que ganhou a primeira final da Liga Conferência, 2022

“Because when you win, the family is always there around you. But when you don't win, it can be a different story. This club has always been – something I didn't realise, but now I do – a very special club, with very special people.”

— Roma, a agradecer aos adeptos depois de empatar em casa com o Venezia, 2022

“I miss English football and English football misses me, there's no doubt.”

— Inter, antes dos quartos de final da Liga dos Campeões com o CSKA de Moscovo, 2010

“What I will promise is that we will not go to Manchester and play defensive football.”

— FC Porto, depois de vencer o Manchester United por 2-1 na primeira mão da Liga dos Campeões, 2004

“The best thing I have to do is when I leave Fenerbahce, I go to a club that doesn't play in UEFA competition. So, if any club in England from the bottom of the table needs a coach in two years, I'm ready to go.”

— Fenerbahçe, a brincar depois de ser expulso contra o Manchester United, 2024

“At the end of the game, I thought about the 25 years that have flown by, but 25 years that have not changed my nature, that have not changed my passion, that have not changed my way of being, of living, that have not changed anything at all.”

— Benfica, depois do primeiro jogo de regresso ao banco, 2025

“What we need is to not negotiate things that are non-negotiable. Commitment is mandatory.”

— Real Madrid, na primeira conferência de imprensa da segunda passagem, 2026

“I won the league title in Portugal, Italy and England, but this one has been the toughest.”

— Real Madrid, depois de conquistar a Liga de 2011-12, 2012

“I always say that they can steal everything from me, but the story I created, no one can take away from me.”

— Benfica, numa entrevista à UEFA antes de defrontar o Chelsea, 2025

“The best way to respect the game is to play well, to play to win.”

— FC Porto, antes da Supertaça Europeia com o AC Milan, 2003

“If you don't bring kids through the academy, the best thing is to close the academy. If the kids are not good enough or the work not good enough, and you don't bring kids through, then close the door and use the money to buy players.”

— Chelsea, antes de um jogo da Liga dos Campeões em que estreou um jogador da formação, 2014

“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, questionado sobre o futuro antes de um jogo da Liga dos Campeões com o FC Porto, 2007

«O que quero dizer aos meus jogadores é que sigam o sonho, sem fazer dele uma obsessão, porque para nós isto é um sonho e não uma obsessão; para o Barcelona não é um sonho, é uma obsessão.»

Tradução de Infinito Mourinho

— Inter, antes da segunda mão da meia-final da Liga dos Campeões em Camp Nou, 2010

“I don't go to cities to enjoy cities, I go to work. If I wanted to enjoy places I would go to Los Angeles and go to the beach every day.”

— Manchester United, a negar que estivesse infeliz a viver em Manchester, 2016

“The 'Mourinho effect' is winning trophies. It's September; you can't win trophies in September.”

— Fenerbahçe, questionado sobre o «efeito Mourinho» depois de uma vitória na Liga Europa, 2024

“I know that Mike Dean has a difficult job. He's on the pitch and it's 200 miles an hour. I wouldn't like to be a referee because it's so difficult. Sometimes I try in training sessions and I realise that it's too difficult.”

— Tottenham, a defender o árbitro depois de vencer o Manchester City, 2020

“The day will come when polls, or AI, pick the team. But until then, I think, coaches pick the team and take decisions...”

— Real Madrid, questionado se mudaria o meio-campo depois das críticas, 2026

“I am part of their history and they are part of my history. I helped them become a bigger Chelsea and they helped me to become a bigger Jose.”

— Benfica, em Stamford Bridge antes de defrontar o Chelsea na Liga dos Campeões, 2025

“The Special One story doesn't make any sense. It's something that was said at the beginning of my career. But, as you progress, you grow and you think more about helping others rather than yourself. So that's ancient history for me. Tomorrow I'll just try to help others.”

— Roma, na véspera da final da Liga Conferência, 2022

“We played well in a difficult atmosphere and being in the quarter-finals is amazing for us. It's fantastic not only for the club and the players but also for the country.”

— FC Porto, depois de eliminar o Manchester United da Liga dos Campeões em Old Trafford, 2004

“But I think the best debut for a young player is in the middle of an experienced structure, where he can be supported. To play so many kids at the same time, honestly, I don't think it's good.”

— Manchester United, sobre utilizar vários jogadores da formação ao mesmo tempo, 2017

“One team played to their potential and one didn't. Loss, yes - humiliation, no. It was a defeat we deserved, we just weren't good enough.”

— Real Madrid, depois de perder 5-0 no campo do Barcelona, 2010

“Normally, a coach is loved after victories. In this case I feel that I am loved before victories.”

— Fenerbahçe, aos adeptos na apresentação, 2024

“For me, it is the most important trophy of my career because it is the last. That's the way I look at things.”

— Manchester United, depois de ganhar a final da Liga Europa, 2017

“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, a explicar o gesto na final da Taça da Liga ganha ao Liverpool, 2005

“I don't have another way to thank them than by giving everything I have, which I have always, which I will do always. It's the only way to thank them for this reaction.”

— Chelsea, a agradecer aos adeptos que cantaram o seu nome numa fase difícil, 2015

“No no no. I have years of football experience and it is not a couple of victories that put me on the moon and it is not a couple of defeats that send me down to hell.”

— Tottenham, questionado se o bom arranque os tornava candidatos ao título, 2020

“This is not my home. This is not an easy place to work and be happy.”

— Inter, depois de ganhar a Serie A, uma semana antes da final da Liga dos Campeões, 2010

“I leave with the conviction that, more than just a moment, we have forged a lasting bond: my player for a day, my player for life.”

— Benfica, na mensagem de despedida aos jogadores, 2026

“The first half was the coach's fault; the second half was the players' fault.”

— Real Madrid, depois de recuperar de 3-1 e vencer por 4-3 em Roma na Liga dos Campeões, 2026

“I trust all the referees... whether it's the league or Champions League, before the game I always have the best feelings about the referees.”

— Real Madrid, na conferência de imprensa em Roma antes do jogo da Liga dos Campeões, 2026

“You talk of the title and we talk of time, a project, work. Titles are words, easy promises. Titles will come.”

— Roma, na primeira conferência de imprensa, 2021

“I have 25 coins, I throw the coins in the air. The ones that stay on the table are the players that play, the ones that go on the floor, go on the bench. I do it just like this. During the week I'm having fun, I go to nightclubs every day in Istanbul. It's simple.”

— Fenerbahçe, resposta sarcástica a uma pergunta sobre as rotações, 2025

“It is my fault: I have won so, so, so much it is hard to live up to those expectations. But the points record in the league is mine and no one can take that away.”

— Real Madrid, a defender o seu registo no fim da última época, 2013

“If we are playing the most important match in the world we have to be happy.”

— FC Porto, na véspera da final da Liga dos Campeões, 2004

“I really like this squad and looking to the young players – there is not one manager in the world that doesn't like to play young players and to help young players to develop – not one.”

— Tottenham, na primeira entrevista depois de ser nomeado, 2019

“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, depois da vitória em Bolton que deu ao clube o primeiro campeonato em 50 anos, 2005

“You may as well put a cow in the middle of the pitch. And then stop the game because there was a cow.”

— Chelsea, depois de perder em Newcastle, sobre o antijogo, 2014

“I'm not going to run away, disappear, cry, because I heard a few boos. I won't disappear from the tunnel running immediately, the next match I'll be first to go out.”

— Manchester United, a defender o seu registo depois da eliminação da Liga dos Campeões, 2018

“Because for me you can only play attacking football when you have the ball. You need the ball. When the opposition has the ball you have to defend.”

— Manchester United, questionado sobre porque a equipa só atacava quando estava a perder, 2018

“I learned we can beat anyone because Chelsea are not just 'anyone', they are one of the best.”

— Inter, depois de eliminar o antigo clube, o Chelsea, da Liga dos Campeões em Stamford Bridge, 2010

“This is a giant club without the trophy room in relation to the social dimension of the club. So, this is not a trophy, it's only the final but it means a lot for them.”

— Roma, depois de chegar à primeira final europeia do clube em 31 anos, 2022

“There are no words to explain the feeling. We have won all the competitions, of course I am very happy.”

— FC Porto, depois da final da Taça de Portugal que completou um triplete, 2003

“Today the stadium was full – not full of people, full of real support – and it looks like the love that people have for the club is bigger than bad results, bigger than three bad seasons.”

— Manchester United, a elogiar os adeptos de Old Trafford depois de uma vitória na Taça da Liga, 2016