Tática
«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
«Isto é futebol do século XIX.»
Tradução de Infinito Mourinho
— Chelsea, sobre a abordagem defensiva do West Ham, 2014
“Same coach, different players.”
— Tottenham, questionado sobre porque a equipa perdia vantagens, 2021
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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