The gripping biography of one of the most successful managers in the game Jose Mourinho giving a rare insight into Mourinho the man as well as Mourinho the manager Updated to include the full 2016-17 season Jose Mourinho is undoubtedly one of the most charismatic & controversial characters in football today Never far away from the headlines it is the drama surrounding him as much as his many successes that make him such a fascinating figure Having worked at some of the biggest clubs in the world
- Porto Chelsea Inter Milan Real Madrid & Manchester United
- Mourinho knows how to deliver when it matters Leaving trophy cabinets bursting wherever he's been he has a claim on being the greatest manager in his sport But is the way he conducts himself on the touchline & in front of the cameras the real Jose Mourinho or an act he puts on for the watching world? Author Robert Beasley has followed Mourinho's career closely since his arrival on the English football scene in 2004 An award-winning sports correspondent Beasley has been the one person granted privileged access to the Special One's inner sanctum & he found there a man few ever get to know
- let alone get to call a friend This is the story of Jose Mourinho up close & personal Delving into the workings of the famed manager's mind as well as the backroom antics & transfer sagas at the game's greatest clubs we see the world from Jose's point of view Revealing the untold stories behind how close Mourinho came to getting the England & Tottenham jobs & his sometimes tumultuous relationships with the likes of Roman Abramovich Rafael Benitez & Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger & why he will always put family & friends before football this is a side to Jose Mourinho you never thought you'd see