Jose Mourinho is a wonderful character, according to Tottenham Hotspur’s Sergio Reguilon.
The Spaniard who arrived from Real Madrid last summer had some stories to share about his new boss.
Mourinho is reputed to have a very strong personality and sometimes is even harsh on the dressing room. His press day shenanigans against rival coaches, sarcastic comments and match complaints after a loss makes him a very unique character. But Reguilon insisted that he has a soft side to himself as well.
“I could tell a thousand wonderful stories about Mourinho,” Reguilon said to Diario AS. “On Christmas Day, for example, he knew I was alone. We arrived to train on the 25th at three and I had a box in my place. I opened it and inside was a suckling pig, already cooked.”
“He told me: ‘I know you’re alone at Christmas, so you don’t have to cook dinner and you can eat well.’ He pays attention to details that most people wouldn’t know on a day-to-day basis. To be so aware of what’s going on in a footballer’s life off the pitch is important.”
That is truly what caring for your players looks like. Mourinho might be a grunt in public but he knows how to manage his players. That is the reason why he has achieved so much success over the years.
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