Former Chelsea defender Filipe Luis has claimed Jose Mourinho never got the most out of Mohamed Salah, despite him training like Lionel Messi. He covers all sport from football, formula one, cricket, rugby, tennis, athletics, mma and wrestling. Nemanja Matic - The Serbian midfielder just holds off Michael Ballack for the number 10 spot. Chelsea would never have won the Champions League if it weren't for the Ivorian who always turned up in the big games. … Essien was undoubtedly one of the best midfielders in the world when he first moved to Chelsea and was utterly brilliant. Manager Bio. 09/10: FC Internazionale: 03/04: FC Porto : 1x English FA Cup winner. Frank Lampard’s headline summer signings Kai Havertz and Timo Werner are unlikely to be redeployed and flourish in central striking roles and with no glaringly obvious alternative to Haaland, Tuchel may have to get creative to solve the goalscoring riddle. We chose our top 10 Mourinho transfers at Chelsea. Last updated 1:15 AM, Tuesday June 02 2020 GMT+1. Mourinho has worked with some outstanding goalkeepers during his career including Petr Cech, Iker Casillas and David De Gea. footballlondon. 4. Diese Übersicht listet alle Spieler auf, die während aller Amtszeiten des Trainers José Mourinho verpflichtet wurden. He became an instant hit with his proclamation but just how 'special' were the best players he brought to west London? The former Benfica man won two league titles with the Blues and his goal in the 2017 FA Cup semi final against Spurs is almost good enough to earn him a place on its own. 14/15: Chelsea FC: 05/06: Chelsea FC: 04/05: Chelsea FC: 2x Champions League winner. ‘You don’t deserve an answer’: Icy Mourinho snaps at reporter EPL 2021 news, transfers, signings: Chelsea vs Tottenham, Jose Mourinho vs Alison Bender, … 5. Mourinho was appointed boss at Stamford Bridge after leading his Porto side to back-to-back success in Europe, following a UEFA Cup win with the Champions League. With Chelsea struggling for goals under their new manager Thomas Tuchel, the German will almost certainly look to remedy that issue in the summer transfer market, regardless of Champions League qualification. I go home. Who do you think should have made the list? Two league titles, and FA Cup and a League Cup make his spell in west London more successful than his north London spell, despite being half as long. 14:44, 11 SEP 2020; Spurs. Diego Costa - Costa was important to Mourinho winning the league in his second spell at Chelsea, scoring 20 goals in the league, in his first season in England. Jose Mourinho's second spell with Chelsea certainly had its ups and downs.. 1. According to the Daily Telegraph, Mourinho, along with Chelsea’s then director of football, Michael Emenalo, agreed that finding a ready-made replacement for the club’s all-time record goalscorer represented an impossible task. Video Loading. Let us know in the comments. Diego Costa, one of Mourinho's best ever signings, would go on to lead Chelsea to another Premier League title, this time under Antonio Conte during the 2016-17 season. TFF found a list of all Jose Mourinho’s signings since 2004 and we have pulled out who we believe to be the best of the bunch. 2. Won a second league title with the Blues after the 'Special One' had left too. If Chelsea fans at Norwich are singing: 'José Mourinho', and the other guys sing: 'Fuck off Mourinho', I don't think it's aggressive hostility. 7. The Special One was well aware that the Spain international would be unable to match Lampard’s output in terms of goals, but it was felt he would be perfectly suited to bringing out the best in fellow new recruit Diego Costa, as well as the likes of Eden Hazard, Oscar and Andre Schurrle. Viviano was signed by Inter in 2009 while Mourinho was manager as part of a co-ownership deal also involving Brescia and Bologna. The former Blues boss has told new manager Thomas Tuchel that is is not difficult to manage Chelsea, even though it appears the Spurs boss is suffering from short term memory loss, having been sacked by Chelsea in 2015 after slumping way down the Premier League table. For more stories like this, check our sport page. But over two successful spells at Chelsea who were his most special signings? With doubts surrounding the long-term futures of Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud, the Blues have inevitably been linked with a move for Erling Haaland, but would face competition from the overwhelming majority of Europe’s biggest clubs for the prolific Borussia Dortmund forward. Mourinho started his Premier League career in London when he was named manager of Chelsea in June 2004, before leaving early in the 2007/08 campaign. I will find there a sad family" - Jose Mourinho. Four league titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups and of course that night in Munich. 6. @media (max-width:767px){.css-4n1las{display:none;}}More Like This@media (min-width:768px){.css-1s8mc50{display:none;}}More Like This. 06/07: Chelsea FC: 4x English League Cup winner. José Mourinho will not petition the Chelsea board for new signings in the mid-winter transfer window and has reiterated his trust in the current squad Ryan is a writer for SPORTbible. Mourinho, of course, made that infamous jibe about Martin Jol’s Spurs when they ground out a 0-0 draw at his Chelsea in 2004. The Portuguese arrived back at Stamford Bridge in 2013 and guided the club to …