José Mourinho reflects on joining Benfica and says: “Failure clings to us” | OneFootball

Jose Mourinho spoke about his reaction to the successes and failures of his professional career, and how these moments have changed over time. The red coach gave an interview to the official UEFA channels, due to his return to Stanford Bridge to face Chelsea, and took the opportunity to reflect on his career.

After explaining that he does not consider his journey at Fenerbahçe as a 'setback' in his career, he spoke of the success he has already achieved as a coach: "The story is untouchable, but it is not part of my daily life, it is not part of my day to day, it is not part of my present, it is not part of my future, completely. What I am today is what I am today, and not what I did in the past. I am judged by what I do today, my motivation is what I do and what I want to do, not what I did. I don't have much time to reflect, nor do I want to reflect".

"Maybe one day I will have time to do it, now I don't have time, nor is it part of my mentality. I always say 'they can steal everything from me, but the history I made no one can steal from me'. But that's it. When you are active, when you work, when you have ambitions, what was done does not count. I don't believe that the great players who still play, or until the end of their career, think much about what they were, what they had done. After they stop playing, then, yes", said, then, Jose Mourinho.

Jose Mourinho then spoke about some changes in his mentality: "We sometimes do not enjoy what we achieve as much as we should, but then we continue to suffer so much with setbacks, with things that are not done... The other day, even in conversation with my staff, I said we have to start... not in a crazy way, obviously, but we have to enjoy the good things a little more, because then, when bad things happen, there is no way to escape".

"They grab us, failure grabs us and does not let us escape. We are forced to sleep badly after the game we lost, we are forced to wake up badly the next day, we are forced to want to be isolated and not to contact people. From this, we cannot escape. If we cannot escape from this, when things go well, we have to enjoy a little more, yes. The life of a player and a coach is the best life in the world until the game. Then, the game is, let's say, the ecstasy. And after the game comes the joy of victory, the frustration of defeat", said, in conclusion, the coach of Benfica.

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