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Jez Walters, Chelsea Football Club website
A 'must read' for all Chelsea fans.
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When José Mourinho became manager of Chelsea he made an immediate impact on English football, with his unmistakeable self-confidence, drive and ambition. His rise from relatively humble beginnings as assistant coach to Sir Bobby Robson to most sought-after club manager in Europe, is a fascinating and revealing story. Long-term friend, journalist Luís Lourenço tells us about the formative years of Mourinho's career. We learn of his management skills the way he motivates players, and his football philosophy. Mourinho himself writes of his move to Roman Abramovich's Chelsea; of his mind games with Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United are knocked out of Europe; and his fears for his and his family s safety after receiving a death threat on the eve of what should have been the biggest night of his life.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book is an account of Mourinho's career until he signed up for chelsea in 2004. It gives you a insight into the man, how he thinks and some of his working tactics in football management. An account written by Mourinho's friend and Jose' Mourinho himself, it makes an interesting read.
I would recommend the book as a source of motivation and as a manual for those trying to understand the man himself. Love him or hate him, the book helps you get a better understanding of the man.
I would recommend the book as a source of motivation and as a manual for those trying to understand the man himself. Love him or hate him, the book helps you get a better understanding of the man.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a fantastic read. You get real insight into the psyche of the great manager and also you get to read about his methodologies and philosophies on football. There is humour (when at Benfica, the observation department did a team report on their next opponents and the report contained 12 players!), drama (the death threats) and controversy (telling his staff to put pressure on the linesman). Overall, I recommend this book to all football fanatics, especially those who have an interest in management.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a refreshing change from the usual dull biology. It mostly concentrates on Mourinho's development and ideas throughout his fantastic career.
The strong point of the book is that it actually discusses some of his tactical and psychological views of the game, which is quite revealing. It shows that Mourinho is a serious, loving student of the game. It is obvious that his players totally admire him - like a modern Clough. Football needs more people like him.
The only downside is that the author does ramble on about certain bureaucrats and other non-entities for pages and pages. I don't think the reader is interested. I tended to skip over these parts to get to the "juicy" parts.
Pretty cool. Let's hope he will be stupid enough to be England manager :)
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insightful
I had always had this question: how does he come to the club, turns it around and wins where the majority fail. This book gave me an insight in his psycho. Read more
Published 6 months ago by VICTOR
good
my friend is a big fan of Jose Mourinho. he was really happy when he received this book.
Published 20 months ago by Luna Zhou
A fairly typical biography
Unfortunately I paid for this book, unfortunate because I was hoping for something "special", a turn away from the standard football biography but that wasn't the case and while it... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2010 by B. Chapman
An Interesting and Exciting Read
I really enjoyed this book as it starts at the beginning of his coaching career rather than during his youth. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2009 by G. Heywood
It's all about me
Mourinho's mug on the cover of his auto-biography - wasn't to be expected was it?!
I think it is a relief that he has chosen to ply his trade overseas, giving us a... Read more
I think it is a relief that he has chosen to ply his trade overseas, giving us a... Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2009 by A. Hasnath
Not much meat in it
There really wasn't as much information as I expected. Although, the guy who wrote it was close to TSO, he clearly is not a story teller. Read more
Published on 7 April 2008 by T. Young
Inspiring...enlightening
This is a really good book explaining how 'The Special One' handles his life and career. Not only for those interested in football but also as a general guide to life. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2007 by maverick
The Book of the Year
The difference between this and a normal boring review: learning about the genius that is Jose Mourinho.
Is a very good book, showing how his confidence grew over the years. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2005
Jose Mourinho: Made in Portugal
This was my 1st book from amazon.co.uk I remembered me reading it straight from the book. I can't lay my hands out of it. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2005 by Yei Wee Ho
tragedy
This book is a complete insult to the word literature and I therefore thouroughly recomend anybody with self respect not to reed this so called book. Read more
Published on 9 July 2005 by tom
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