Former Chelsea and Manchester United supervisor Jose Mourinho admitted he was an “inch” away from signing a participant who would go on to turn into an “all-time nice” at Arsenal.
Mourinhois already thought to be probably the greatest bosses there has ever been, having fun with loads of success and successful main honours with FC Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Actual Madrid, Man Utd and AS Roma.
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Jose Mourinho’s honours as a supervisor |
Yr gained |
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FC Porto |
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Champions League |
2004 |
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UEFA Cup |
2003 |
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Liga Portugal |
2003, 2004 |
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Taça de Portugal |
2003 |
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Portuguese Tremendous Cup |
2003 |
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Chelsea |
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Premier League |
2005, 2006, 2015 |
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FA Cup |
2007 |
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League Cup |
2005, 2007, 2015 |
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Neighborhood Defend |
2005 |
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Inter Milan |
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Champions League |
2010 |
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Serie A |
2009, 2010 |
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Coppa Italia |
2010 |
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Italian Tremendous Cup |
2008 |
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Actual Madrid |
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La Liga |
2012 |
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Copa del Rey |
2011 |
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Spanish Tremendous Cup |
2012 |
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Manchester United |
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League Cup |
2017 |
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Neighborhood Defend |
2016 |
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AS Roma |
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Europa Convention League |
2022 |
Cristiano Ronaldo even known as Mourinho one of the best supervisor he has ever labored with again in 2015, saying: “I might put him on the prime, I at all times say that. He’s a very good coach, he did many good issues and gained many trophies for different golf equipment.”
Throughout his profession, the Portuguese tactician has entertained the footballing world with some good quotes and touchline moments, and he has additionally struck gold on quite a few gamers within the switch market.
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From defensive stars at Chelsea in Ashley Cole and Petr Cech to attacking icons in Samuel Eto’o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, there have been loads of high-profile names Mourinho has persuaded to affix him down the years.
Nonetheless, one of many near-misses Mourinho had within the early days of his teaching profession was with Thierry Henry, who would go on to turn into an Arsenal icon.
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Mourinho and Robson almost signed Henry for Barcelona
Now Arsenal’s report goalscorer after a memorable eight-year spell in north London, Henry was signed from Juventus in 1999.
He gained two Premier League titles at Highbury and lifted the FA Cup on three events, taking place as probably the greatest gamers the highest flight has ever seen.
Juventus solely had the French ahead for a matter of months earlier than promoting him to the Gunners, they usually signed him from AS Monaco.
It might have been a lot completely different, although, with Mourinho revealing in 2014 that in his time as Barcelona assistant supervisor to Sir Bobby Robson, the Catalan giants had been an “inch” away from signing Henry from Monaco.
“Once I was an assistant in Barcelona with Mr (Bobby) Robson in 1996 (we tried to signal him). He was in Monaco and he went to Juventus, we misplaced him by an inch. After that he was not on my radar as a result of it was by no means a chance to return to my groups. May you think about in that second leaving Arsenal to return to Chelsea? I would not think about that.
“He is the type of participant that you simply want eternally, particularly within the Premier League the place he was greater than another place. He was okay in Barcelona and the (France) nationwide staff, however the true Thierry Henry, the participant that we’re all going to overlook eternally, is the one which made unbelievable seasons and unbelievable historical past within the Premier League.”
Henry would come up in opposition to Mourinho on quite a few events however by no means labored below the Portuguese boss, who known as Henry “one of many all-time greats”.
