A Quote by Johnny Giles

The longer Jose Mourinho goes on, and on, and on, the more difficult it is for me not to despise him and the set of values he's bringing to football.

Johnny Giles

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Johnny Giles
Irish - Footballer
Born: November 6, 1940

Jose Mourinho is the Floyd Mayweather Jr of football management. You either love him or hate him.

Ricky Hatton

Jose Mourinho was a difficult coach for me, and we had a respectful but complicated relationship. When I thought he would give me a chance, I couldn't prove to him that I was in good shape.

Kaka

It is really difficult, after Jose Mourinho, to work at Chelsea. It could cause a problem for any manager because Mourinho had such a relationship with the players and the fans.

Michael Ballack

At Porto, under Jose Mourinho, we won everything with a fantastic group of football players. Mourinho built that. He made us succeed, won everything. This has a big impact.

Nuno Espirito Santo

I had a great manager in Jose Mourinho, who really helped me. He was always there when I needed him.

Mesut Ozil

Jose Mourinho has been really clear about what he expects from me, saying he wants me working hard rather than just scoring. Hard work is what he values.

Diego Costa

Ask José Mourinho, he wouldn't know a thing about me, my sport - he knows football, and to get to high levels you have to be insane, nothing else means anything.

Conor McGregor

Jose [Mourinho] was one of those guys on a surfboard who can stay longer on the wave than anyone else.

Alex Ferguson

It's going to be an immense pleasure to work with Jose Mourinho, listen to him and learn from him.

Willian

There is only one Jose Mourinho. I have played under a lot of great coaches, but there is no other character in the game like Jose.

Samuel Eto'o

Football is full of different characters but there are perhaps none who have a split personality quite like Jose Mourinho, as I can testify from personal experience.

Eniola Aluko

Regarding Jose Mourinho, I hope I can learn a lot from him - he is a coach with a fantastic record.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Jose Mourinho doesn't have a magic wand, and you wave the wand, and everything goes the way you want.

Petr Cech

There is no one better than Jose Mourinho for how he cherishes his players, and their affection for him is unique.

Craig Bellamy

Jose Mourinho and I get along well. I've lots of respect for him. He gives me a lot of confidence. After a bad game, he dares to say, 'We have played with 10 today,' but that's it. At moments like that, he leaves me alone.