Previous Chelsea and Manchester Joined chief Jose Mourinho once conceded he would have taken the Britain work had his better half not worked him out of the job.
After Steve McClaren was fired after the humiliating Three Lions’ failure to qualify for Euro 2008, the team was looking for a new manager in 2007. Fabio Capello, a winner of the Champions League, would succeed the Manchester United assistant manager in England.
However, Mourinho claimed that he was one of the first managers the FA approached when they were looking for McClaren’s replacement. He was still reeling from his first Chelsea sacking. Additionally, the Special One acknowledged that he would have signed the contract had it not been for Matilde, his wife,’s intervention.
When asked how far away he was from becoming the manager of the Three Lions, Mourinho said, “this close” in an interview with the Guardian. He held up a pen over a piece of paper. The former manager of Real Madrid stated, “She was right when she told me not to take it.”
Mourinho went on to say that players like Frank Lampard, John Terry, and Ashley Cole wanted him to take over for them. It was also said that England’s biggest players at Manchester United and Liverpool were also interested in the idea of the Portuguese manager taking over for them.
According to Mourinho Lampard, Terry, and Joe Cole were urging him to give the thumbs up. “My players said, “The guys from Manchester United and Liverpool call us and say to us: ” Invite your boss to attend.’ There were numerous motivating factors for me.
Jose Mourinho proves this was the right decision all along
Instead, Mourinho managed Inter Milan, where he won the Champions League, Serie A titles in succession, and the Italian Cup in just two years. Additionally, Mourinho acknowledged that he did not regret rejecting the Three Lions. He continued, “It was the right decision.” We are discussing a period of seven years, and I cannot wait two years for significant competition. I cannot play against Kazakhstan and San Marino for two years.
What would I do on a weekday? I could go to the players’ teams’ training sessions and ask for permission to spend time with them and provide one-on-one coaching; if I work with them, I can make improvements. I won’t stay at home because I need to travel, because I want to see the players, participate in their evolution, and so on. However, in the end, my wife said, It’s not good for you to watch football or other sports.
Mourinho is again considered as an option to manage England
Everyone is eager to know who would replace Gareth Southgate as the manager of the England National Team. Following the defeat to France in the World Cup, Southgate is assumed to resign after six years.
The England boss has a contract until 2024 but rumours are already ramping up as to who would replace Southgate, should he decide to step down.
Mauricio Pochettino, Thomas Tuchel, and Jose Mourinho are some of the leading options if this happens.
