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" I know one of my best qualities is to read the game for my players, is to read the opponent, is to identify every detail about the opponent. "
Jose Mourinho
Read
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" There has been evolution in many different areas - the way I read the game; the way I prepare the game; the way I train; the methodology... I feel better and better. But there is one point where I cannot change: when I face the media, I am never a hypocrite. "
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" I am Jose Mourinho and I don't change. I arrive with all my qualities and my defects. "
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