Jose Mourinho has been no stranger to weird and controversial moments over his lengthy managerial profession, racking them up much more ceaselessly than he has taken trophies.
The newest in his highly-entertaining profession noticed Mourinho obtain a yellow card after he protested in opposition to a VAR resolution to disallow his Fenerbahce aspect a objective by putting a laptop computer in entrance of a TV digicam in an try to spotlight the obvious injustice.
From unusual press conferences to pitchside melees, here is a few of the Portuguese supervisor’s wildest and most headline-capturing moments… with a give attention to holding it a minimum of mildly light-hearted (so no Eva Carneiro shame right here).
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Jose Mourinho’s wildest moments
8. “Respect, respect, respect”
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It was nonetheless early within the 2018/19 season and Manchester United had simply misplaced 3-0 at residence to Tottenham Hotspur, which in fact would by no means occur these days.
Sad at a line of questioning in regards to the followers departing the bottom early, Mourinho held up three fingers and mentioned: “What was the end result? 3-0? You understand what this implies? 3-0. However it additionally means three Premierships, and I’ve gained extra Premierships alone than the opposite 19 managers collectively. Three for me, and two for them.”
Getting out of his seat, Mourinho then did the ‘relax’ flat-palm hand gesture to the media and repeatedly mentioned ‘respect, respect man’ as he made his means out the door to bemused laughter.
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7. Purses with Arsene Wenger
A uncommon occasion the place Mourinho gave the impression to be on the extra harmless finish of issues (ish), the supervisor was then in his second spell at Chelsea and entered the Arsenal technical space after Gary Cahill’s terrible foul left Alexis Sanchez in a heap.
Wenger went over and pushed Mourinho again into his personal field, sparking indignant phrases between the 2 managers, with the Gunners boss amusingly explaining afterwards: “I needed to go from A to B, and someone confronted me earlier than B with none signal of welcome.
“Actually, I don’t take heed to what he says. Push him? You’d know if I actually tried to push. Come on. “
6. Sparking scenes by going after Marco Ianni
Really, one other one the place Mourinho had the appropriate to really feel like he was the aggrieved occasion as Chelsea coach Marco Ianni celebrated a late equaliser proper within the face of then-Man United boss Mourinho.
Mourinho leapt as much as pursue Ianni down the tunnel, however was restrained by stewards and Manchester United employees, together with Phil Neville. Ianni was fined for his provocation and each he and Chelsea boss Mauricio Sarri provided apologies.
5. Breaking kayfabe to chuckle earlier than remembering he was really outraged
That is hilarious! 😆Mourinho walks off chuckling after Gundogan misses Man Metropolis’s penalty and Sterling goes down 🤣Then he remembers that Sterling has acquired a yellow card and fees in direction of the fourth official to remind him! 🏃💨 pic.twitter.com/8lfd2r2guKFebruary 3, 2020
Mourinho? Placing on a performative outrage to try to get a aggressive edge for his aspect? Absolutely not.
The silliness of his play-acting was spelt out very vividly throughout Mourinho’s Tottenham spell, although. Mourinho laughed out loud at Raheem Sterling’s theatrics as he tried to earn Manchester Metropolis a second penalty in a row on the rebound from Hugo Lloris’ saving Ilkay Gundogan’s spot kick.
Mourinho was then was reminded by an assistant that Sterling had already been booked, and immediately determined was completely apoplectic that Sterling had not been carded once more, sprinting to the fourth official to plead his case. Spurs ended up successful 2-0 in opposition to ten males – nevertheless it was Oleksandr ZInchenko who was dismissed, somewhat than Sterling.
4. Sporting a wire on the touchline after repeated pink playing cards
Mourinho headed off to Roma after his time at Spurs got here to an finish, however was unable to have any significant influence on their outcomes over his two and a half seasons in cost.
Naturally, the referees wanted to share within the blame so far as Mourinho was involved, receiving three pink playing cards within the 2022/23 season, Mourinho admitted he had determined to put on a wire in case he ended up in any extra altercations and wanted the recording for his defence.
He mentioned after a 1-1 draw at Monza: “I’m not silly, you recognize. At present, I went to the sport with a microphone. I recorded the whole lot. From the second I left the locker room, to the second I returned. I protected myself.”
3. A calculated no-question press convention
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Mourinho has been across the block lengthy sufficient to know precisely what he was doing right here. Submit-match press conferences at Manchester United are manic affairs with questions from a packed media room getting into in rapid-fire style.
Nevertheless, after the ultimate league recreation of the 2016/17 season, Mourinho made positive he obtained to the room earlier than the vast majority of the written press (who get their viewers final of everybody after broadcasters and membership media) and sat down.
The press officer requested the surprised handful of individuals within the room if that they had any questions, and clearly uncertain as as to if they need to wait for his or her colleagues, they hesitated for a second. Mourinho declared “good” and promptly left.
2. Hiding in a laundry basket to evade ban
Throughout his first season at Chelsea, Mourinho picked up a touchline ban for a Champions League quarter ultimate in opposition to Bayern Munich that additionally prohibited him from getting into the dressing room earlier than or through the recreation.
“I’m going to the dressing room through the day so I used to be there from noon and the sport is seven o’clock. I simply need to be within the dressing room when the gamers arrive,” he instructed Sky Sports activities years later. “I went there and no person noticed me. The issue was to go away after. And Stewart Bannister the package man put me within the basket. It was slightly bit open so I may breathe.
“However when he’s taking it exterior the dressing room, the UEFA guys had been following and determined to search out me so he closed the field and I could not breathe! When he opened the field I used to be dying! I’m critical! I used to be claustrophobic, I promise! It is true!”
1. Poking Tita Vilanova within the eye
Tempers had been working excessive at a sometimes feisty El Classico within the Spanish Tremendous Cup in August 2011, and Actual Madrid and Barcelona gamers angrily confronted each other after Lionel Messi’s late winner captured the trophy for Tito Vilanova’s aspect.
In the course of the melee, Mourinho was captured calmly meandering over to his reverse quantity and patiently jamming his finger proper into Vilanova’s eye earlier than wandering off. A shove within the again acquired in return prompted a smug ‘who, me?’ expression from Mourinho.
Barcelona opted in opposition to making an official criticism, saying: “The general public have given their opinion. They’re very clear that what this individual did wasn’t proper. The (Spanish soccer) federation will act in the event that they need to.”
They did: Mourinho obtained a two-match ban, although it was later rescinded in a common amnesty on suspensions throughout Spanish soccer.
