Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has claimed he no longer obsesses over results, like he did when he was much younger and would like to be called “The Calm One”.
Mourinho has been hailed as “The Special One” since his first spell at Chelsea, but when asked what he has become since taking over at Old Trafford, he told France Football: “I would say, ‘The Calm One.’
“Everyone expected me to be a problem. But the only problem I’ve had up till now is when I kicked a bottle of water in front of me [against West Ham in reaction to Pogba being booked]. I was sent to the stand and had to pay a fine for that.
“That’s my problem: when I’m a little bit frustrated, I kick bottles. But it’s my only outburst since my arrival eight months ago. So, I have become ‘The Calm One.’ Having said that, perhaps tomorrow I’ll get sent off.”
Mourinho also insisted he tries to disconnect himself from the game, when he is back home with his family.
“Mourinho the man tries to be the opposite of what the manager is,” he said.
“He tries to be discreet, calm. Find a way to disconnect.
“I can go home and not watch a football game, not think about football. I can do it. At the beginning of my career, I could not. I was constantly connected, 24 hours a day. I had to find a form of maturity.
“Today, I feel good with my personality as a man. I have matured, I am more peaceful. A victory no longer represents the moon, and a defeat hell.
“I believe that I am able to transmit this serenity to those who work with me, to my players. I have the same ambitions as before. The same involvement, the same professionalism, but I’m more in control of my emotions.”