Mourinho enjoys return to Chelsea
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March 17, 2010, Wednesday
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INTER Milan coach Jose Mourinho made a theatrical return to Chelsea on Monday with a masterly performance on the eve of a Champions League showdown.
The Portuguese proclaimed his love for his former club at the same time as having a dig at its fortunes since he left nearly three years ago.
Mourinho, whose team has a 2-1 first-leg lead, stepped from behind a screen to a rattle of camera drives and flash bulbs for his much-heralded first return cameo.
After a subdued start, when he countered Italian questions about Inter's recent mediocre performances with steely rebuffs, the showman warmed to his task, speaking of his joy at "coming home" and insisting he would do all he could to lead his side to victory.
He spoke of his regret that unlike Manchester United's Alex Ferguson, Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Liverpool's Rafa Benitez, he had not been able to stay in England.
"I feel sorry. When I look at the big four they are all there. I did more than enough to be there but the decision was made - they move on, I move on," he said of his departure from the club after falling out with owner Roman Abramovich.
"I keep winning important things. They keep winning something - I think they won the FA Cup," he said.
The trademark swagger, which the British media delighted in but has found little favor in Italy, was in full swing by the end of the session.
"Tomorrow at the end of the game I will be the Special One win or lose," the Portuguese said, adding that he was sure the fans would cheer him when he walked out on the pitch.
Mourinho joined Chelsea in 2004 after winning the Champions League with Porto and described himself as a "Special One" at his first London news conference.
The Portuguese proclaimed his love for his former club at the same time as having a dig at its fortunes since he left nearly three years ago.
Mourinho, whose team has a 2-1 first-leg lead, stepped from behind a screen to a rattle of camera drives and flash bulbs for his much-heralded first return cameo.
After a subdued start, when he countered Italian questions about Inter's recent mediocre performances with steely rebuffs, the showman warmed to his task, speaking of his joy at "coming home" and insisting he would do all he could to lead his side to victory.
He spoke of his regret that unlike Manchester United's Alex Ferguson, Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Liverpool's Rafa Benitez, he had not been able to stay in England.
"I feel sorry. When I look at the big four they are all there. I did more than enough to be there but the decision was made - they move on, I move on," he said of his departure from the club after falling out with owner Roman Abramovich.
"I keep winning important things. They keep winning something - I think they won the FA Cup," he said.
The trademark swagger, which the British media delighted in but has found little favor in Italy, was in full swing by the end of the session.
"Tomorrow at the end of the game I will be the Special One win or lose," the Portuguese said, adding that he was sure the fans would cheer him when he walked out on the pitch.
Mourinho joined Chelsea in 2004 after winning the Champions League with Porto and described himself as a "Special One" at his first London news conference.
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