Jose Mourinho: Former Man United manager tears into new generation

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·13 Desember 2025

Jose Mourinho: Former Man United manager tears into new generation

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has spoken about the new generation of coaches.

Legacy

The Portuguese coach is one of the most famous managers in the history of the game.

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Mourinho won the Champions League with both FC Porto and Inter Milan, and was highly successful with Chelsea in the Premier League.

Man United history

Mourinho probably did not achieve the level of success he envisioned at Old Trafford, but he still won the Europa League and League Cup in 2017.

He finished second in the Premier League in 2018 and reached the final of the FA Cup.

Nonetheless, he was sacked in December 2018 after a 3-1 loss at Anfield.

After United

Mourinho would later join Tottenham Hotspur and then led AS Roma to the UEFA Europa Conference League title.

After a brief spell as Fenerbahce manager, he is now currently the boss at SL Benfica.

The new generation

Mourinho was interviewed on the first day of Benfica FM broadcasts, and his comments were reported by the website maisfutebol.

Commenting on the new generation in the sport, he claimed, “training is organized the day before. My group is very professional. And I like to arrive early, see who arrives earliest, who arrives latest. I don’t like to generalize, but there’s a feeling that the new generation doesn’t like to train.”

Mourinho then reflected on a conversation he had with Sir Alex Ferguson back in the 2012-2013 season.

He claimed, “And, honestly, I’m still the same. I remember a conversation I had at Real Madrid in 2012/13 with Sir Alex Ferguson, when I asked him about evolution. He told me: ‘Forget it, for people like us it’s the same. The day-to-day is the same, the passion, the nervousness before the game, the joy after winning, the sadness after losing. For us, nothing changes.’ It’s already 2025 and he’s right.”

He then claimed that managers like himself, Ferguson and Carlo Ancelotti are becoming increasingly rare in the game.

Mourinho stated, “in Istanbul, a very good coach asked to accompany me for three days. One of the things he wanted to learn was how to manage fatigue. Whenever he could, he would disappear for a week with internationals. And I told him: ‘We can talk about many things, but it will be difficult to explain to you, because if you need to rest at 40 years old'”.