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Jose Mourinho has never spent more than three years with a club, yet he is fully preparing to survive at Chelsea despite their substandard start. Has he finally found a home?
Prior to the Chelsea vs Aston Villa matchup, Jose Mourinho spoke to reporters regarding all the latest happenings. It was quite clear that he was not the same Jose Mourinho who usually lights up the microphone with witticisms and anti-Wengerisms. He looked like a man defeated. When asked what his game strategy was, the Special One said, “my strategy? I want to win. If not, I want to draw.”
This is Aston Villa. You are Chelsea. The white towel was already hanging out of his pocket during his statements.
Jose Mourinho wins everywhere he goes. That is what makes him special. His short tenures may not leave a lasting legacy, but in terms of personal achievement no one does it better.
Chelsea was/is supposed to be a different stop for Jose Mourinho. In his second tenure with the team, it was supposed to be the time he made a lasting impact. He has been very outspoken about his love for Chelsea and how much he enjoys this team. But history shows that he has never spent more than three season with a team. This is Mourinho’s third season with The Blues.
History also shows that Jose Mourinho has never planned for life mid-table. Yet he is fully prepared for an extended stay at Chelsea, even if mid-table becomes a reality, according to his statements as reported by BBC Sports.
He went on to indicate that the board and the owner have put all their faith in him and that he is in no way moving on. This can be backed up by his new contract, despite the fact that his old one still had two years left on it.
“They didn’t have to. I had still two more years, so they didn’t have to give me a new contract,” he said. And the point is well seen. If they did not intend to keep him, why extend him?
Mourinho has a history with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, one that led to Mourinho’s “mutually agreed” departure in 2007. But the Portuguese manager returned to the same owner and the same club, where he yet again found success. The success is not the shocking part, however. The shocking part is that if finally appears that Jose Mourinho is putting his club, Chelsea, ahead of himself. When once it was all about his own success as a manager and winning everywhere he goes, now it appears to be about winning with Chelsea and winning for Chelsea.
This may be a new Jose Mourunho. He may finally be on his way towards leaving a lasting legacy at a club.